索福克勒斯

Mandarin · pinyin Suǒ fú kè lè sī

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  1. Sophocles (496–406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Oedipus Rex
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索
suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
福
fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
克
kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
勒
lēi · strangle, tighten
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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3–2–4–4–1 · Suo3 fu2 ke4 le4 si1

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sok3 fuk1 hak1 lak6 si1

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索福克勒斯 · Suo3 fu2 ke4 le4 si1
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Exact source record索福克勒斯 索福克勒斯 [Suo3 fu2 ke4 le4 si1] /Sophocles (496–406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Oedipus Rex/