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西門慶

简西门庆 · 繁西門慶

Mandarin · pinyin Xī mén Qìng

Ximen Qing, a fictional character in the novels "Jin Ping Mei" 金瓶梅 Jīn píng méi and "Water Margin" 水滸傳 Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
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门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
庆: qìng · congratulate, celebrate

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1–2–4 · Xi1 men2 Qing4

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