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金大中

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn Dà zhōng

Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

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1–4–1 · Jin1 Da4 zhong1

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