Piáo Zhèng xīdictionary entry
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Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard
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Original source entry:

朴正熙 朴正熙 [Piao2 Zheng4 xi1] /Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard/

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  • 朴
    pō

    used in 朴刀[pō dāo]

    pò

    Celtis sinensis var. japonica

    pǔ

    (bound form) plain / simple / Taiwan pr. [pú]

    Piáo

    surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak) / also pr. [Pú]

  • 正
    zhēng

    first month of the lunar year

    zhèng

    straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

  • 熙
    xī

    (used in names) / (bound form) (literary) bright / prosperous / splendid / genial

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