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An expert in astrology, he predicted a Perfect Man would rise, later thought to mean Cao Cao.
Wade-Giles: Yin K‘uei
Simplified Chinese: 殷馗
Pronunciation: Yin1 Kui2
Birthplace: Liaodong
Name Notes: ‘Yin Ku’ in chapter 32 of the online Brewitt-Taylor translation; likely a typo as he is Yin Kui elsewhere.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 31, 32, 37
Sanguozhi: Wei 1
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March 25, 2010