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開漳聖王

简开漳圣王 · 繁開漳聖王

Mandarin · pinyin Kāi zhāng shèng wáng

Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光 Chén Yuán guāng

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
漳: zhāng · name of a river in Henan
聖: Look up this written character
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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1–1–4–2 · Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2

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Chen Yuanguang

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