塞巴斯蒂安

Mandarin · pinyin Sài bā sī dì ān

Meanings

  1. (name) Sebastian
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塞
sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
蒂
dì · peduncle or stem of plants
安
ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
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4–1–1–4–1 · Sai4 ba1 si1 di4 an1

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coi3 baa1 si1 dai3 on1

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name

  1. a transliteration of the English, German, Romanian, or Norwegian male given name Sebastian
  2. a transliteration of the Spanish male given name Sebastián

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