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... Pinyin CAO PEI , posthumous name ( shih ) WEN - TI , courtesy name ( tzu ) TZU- HENG ( b . AD 187 , Po - hsien [ now in modern Anhwei province ] , China - d . 226 , China ) , founder of the short - lived Wei dynasty ( AD 220-265 / 266 ) ...
... Pinyin CAO PEI , posthumous name ( shih ) WEN - TI , courtesy name ( tzu ) TZU- HENG ( b . AD 187 , Po - hsien [ now in modern Anhwei province ] , China - d . 226 , China ) , founder of the short - lived Wei dynasty ( AD 220-265 / 266 ) ...
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... pinyin wenzi ( see Pinyin romanization ) . Although valued for its contribution to Chi- nese language reform , Wade - Giles romaniza- tion is thought to be confusing compared with more recent systems . Based on pronun- ciation from ...
... pinyin wenzi ( see Pinyin romanization ) . Although valued for its contribution to Chi- nese language reform , Wade - Giles romaniza- tion is thought to be confusing compared with more recent systems . Based on pronun- ciation from ...
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... Pinyin WUDI ( posthumous name , or shih ) , personal name ( hsing - ming ) HSIAO YEN , temple name ( miao - hao ) ( NAN - LIANG ) KAO- TSU ( b . 464 , China - d . 549 , China ) , founder and first emperor of the Southern Liang dy- nasty ...
... Pinyin WUDI ( posthumous name , or shih ) , personal name ( hsing - ming ) HSIAO YEN , temple name ( miao - hao ) ( NAN - LIANG ) KAO- TSU ( b . 464 , China - d . 549 , China ) , founder and first emperor of the Southern Liang dy- nasty ...
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