威妥瑪

简 威妥玛 · 繁 威妥瑪
Mandarin · pinyin Wēi Tuǒ mǎ

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  1. Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system
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威
wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
妥
tuǒ · satisfactory, appropriate
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玛
mǎ · agate; cornelian
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1–3–3 · Wei1 Tuo3 ma3

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威妥瑪 · Wei1 Tuo3 ma3
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Exact source record威妥瑪 威妥玛 [Wei1 Tuo3 ma3] /Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system/