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吴三桂

Wú Sān guì

3-character word Traditional 吳三桂

What 吴三桂 means

1. Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty

The characters in 吴三桂

• 吴Wúsurname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai…
• 三sānthree; 3
• 桂guìcassia; laurel

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