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范蠡

fàn lǐ·ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ

“Legendary Spring and Autumn period statesman who served King Goujian of Yue; after helping destroy Wu, he retired from politics and became a wealthy merchant known as Tao Zhu Gong”

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范

fàn·ㄈㄢˋ

model; pattern; example; surname; mold for casting metal objects

蠡

lǐ·ㄌㄧˇ

A wood-boring insect; to bore into wood; a dipper made from a gourd; worn away or corroded from long use.