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鄧世昌

简邓世昌 · 繁鄧世昌

Mandarin · pinyin Dèng Shì chāng

Deng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two naval colleges, died heroically in action against the Japanese

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世: shì · generation; world; era
昌: chāng · light of sun; good, proper
邓: dèng · surname

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4–4–1 · Deng4 Shi4 chang1

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dang6 sai3 coeng1

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