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開明君主

简开明君主 · 繁開明君主

Mandarin · pinyin kāi míng jūn zhǔ

enlightened sovereign

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–2–1–3 · kai1 ming2 jun1 zhu3

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hoi1 ming4 gwan1 zyu2

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