伊麗莎白

简 伊丽莎白 · 繁 伊麗莎白
Mandarin · pinyin Yī lì shā bái

Meanings

  1. Elizabeth (person name)
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伊
yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
麗
lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
莎
shā · kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
丽
lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
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1–4–1–2 · Yi1 li4 sha1 bai2

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ji1 lai6 saa1 baak6

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name

  1. a transliteration of the English female given name Elizabeth or Elspeth
  2. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Елизавета (Jelizaveta)
  3. a transliteration of the Romanian female given name Elisabeta

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