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liú
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English Definition(classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to slaughter; (Chinese surname)
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Pinyinliú
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄌㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)lau4
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb
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Part of society/family/Chinese surnames

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刘翔liúxiángLiu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games
刘少奇liú shào qíLiu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
刘海liúhǎibangs; fringe (hair)
刘德华liú dé huáAndy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor
刘备liúbèiLiu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
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