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賴昌星

简赖昌星 · 繁賴昌星

Mandarin · pinyin Lài Chāng xīng

Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back to China in 2008

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昌: chāng · light of sun; good, proper
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
赖: lài · rely, depend on; accuse falsely

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4–1–1 · Lai4 Chang1 xing1

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