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蘅塘退士

Mandarin · pinyin Héng táng Tuì shì

assumed name of Sun Zhu 孫誅 Sūn Zhū (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首 Táng shī Sān bǎi Shǒu

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蘅: héng · a fragrant plant with a medicinal root, a type of wild ginger
塘: táng · pond; tank; dike, embankment
退: tuì · step back, retreat, withdraw
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier

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2–2–4–4 · Heng2 tang2 Tui4 shi4

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