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鄭光祖

简郑光祖 · 繁鄭光祖

Mandarin · pinyin Zhèng Guāng zǔ

Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

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鄭: Look up this written character
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
祖: zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather
郑: zhèng · state in today's Henan; surname

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4–1–3 · Zheng4 Guang1 zu3

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zeng6 gwong1 zou2

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