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Mandarin · pinyin Yán Huí

Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵 Yán Yuān

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
颜: yán · face, facial appearance

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2–2 · Yan2 Hui2

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