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薄瑞光

Mandarin · pinyin Bó Ruì guāng

Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006

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薄: báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
瑞: ruì · felicitous omen; auspicious
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only

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2–4–1 · Bo2 Rui4 guang1

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