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陸探微

简陆探微 · 繁陸探微

Mandarin · pinyin Lù Tàn wēi

Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

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探: tàn · find, locate; search, grope for
微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
陆: lù · land, continental; army

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4–4–1 · Lu4 Tan4 wei1

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