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譚嗣同

简谭嗣同 · 繁譚嗣同

Mandarin · pinyin Tán Sì tóng

Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898

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嗣: sì · to connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
谭: tán · surname

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2–4–2 · Tan2 Si4 tong2

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