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麻生太郎

Mandarin · pinyin Má shēng Tài láng

ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008

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麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
郎: láng · gentleman, young man; husband

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2–1–4–2 · Ma2 sheng1 Tai4 lang2

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