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Mao Zedong
MAO dzuh-DONG
maʊ tsɤ˥˩tʊŋ˧˥Listen
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Syllable breakdown
MaoZedong
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Mandarin Chinese — 'Mao' (surname); 'Zedong' means 'east of the marsh' (澤東).
- Meaning
- Founding leader of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976); Chairman of the Communist Party from 1945.
- Also spelled
- Mao Tse-tung
Common mispronunciations
MAO zee-DONGmow ZAY-dong
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