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金正日

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn Zhèng rì

Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
日: rì · sun; day; daytime

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1–4–4 · Jin1 Zheng4 ri4

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