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包青天

Bāo Qīng tiān

3-character word

What 包青天 means

1. Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng {包拯|Bāo Zhěng} (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

The characters in 包青天

• 包bāoto cover; to wrap; to hold
• 青qīnggreen; blue; black
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven

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