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馬致遠

简马致远 · 繁馬致遠

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ Zhì yuǎn

Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇 zá jù tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家 Yuán qǔ Sì Dà jiā

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馬: Look up this written character
致: zhì · send, deliver, present; cause
遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound

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3–4–3 · Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3

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