多爾

简 多尔 · 繁 多爾
Mandarin · pinyin Duō ěr

Meanings

  1. Dole (name)
  2. Bob Dole (1923-2021), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996
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多
duō · much, many; more than, over
爾
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尔
ěr · you; that, those; final particle
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1–3 · Duo1 er3

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