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鄧析

简邓析 · 繁鄧析

Mandarin · pinyin Dèng Xī

Deng Xi (545-501 BC), Chinese philosopher and rhetorician, the first lawyer of ancient China

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析: xī · split wood; break apart; divide
邓: dèng · surname

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4–1 · Deng4 Xi1

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