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蘇易簡

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Mandarin · pinyin Sū Yì jiǎn

Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet

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易: yì · change; easy
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苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
简: jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter

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1–4–3 · Su1 Yi4 jian3

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