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亞西爾·阿拉法特

简亚西尔·阿拉法特 · 繁亞西爾·阿拉法特

Mandarin · pinyin Yà xī ěr Ā lā fǎ tè

Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), Palestinian leader

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亞: Look up this written character
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
爾: Look up this written character
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
亚: yà · Asia; second
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–1–3–1–1–3–4 · Ya4 xi1 er3 A1 la1 fa3 te4

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