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斯坦福·萊佛士

简斯坦福·莱佛士 · 繁斯坦福·萊佛士

Mandarin · pinyin Sī tǎn fú · Lái fó shì

Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore

Characters in this entry

斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
萊: Look up this written character
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–3–2–2–2–4 · Si1 tan3 fu2 · Lai2 fo2 shi4

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