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黃石公

简黄石公 · 繁黃石公

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng Shí gōng

Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公 Xià Huáng gōng (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 Qín dài and purported author

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–2–1 · Huang2 Shi2 gong1

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Huang Shigong (mythical Taoist hermit from the Qin and Han Dynasties)

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