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蔡東藩

简蔡东藩 · 繁蔡東藩

Mandarin · pinyin Cài Dōng fān

Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist

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蔡: cài · surname; species of tortoise
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
藩: fān · fence; boundary; outlying border
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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4–1–1 · Cai4 Dong1 fan1

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