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顧愷之

简顾恺之 · 繁顧愷之

Mandarin · pinyin Gù Kǎi zhī

Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

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之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
顾: gù · look back; look at; look after
恺: kǎi · enjoy, be contented, joyful

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4–3–1 · Gu4 Kai3 zhi1

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gu3 hoi2 zi1

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