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蘇丹

简苏丹 · 繁蘇丹

Mandarin · pinyin sū dān#

(loanword) sultan

Mandarin · pinyin Sū dān#

Sudan

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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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