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薄熙來

简薄熙来 · 繁薄熙來

Mandarin · pinyin Bó Xī lái

Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct

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薄: báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
熙: xī · bright, splendid, glorious
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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2–1–2 · Bo2 Xi1 lai2

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