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蘇東坡

简苏东坡 · 繁蘇東坡

Mandarin · pinyin Sū Dōng pō

Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
坡: pō · slope, bank, hillside
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1–1 · Su1 Dong1 po1

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