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貝爾

简贝尔 · 繁貝爾

Mandarin · pinyin Bèi ěr

Bell (person name)

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贝: bèi · sea shell; money, currency
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3 · Bei4 er3

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name · Etymology 1

a transliteration of the English female given name and surname Bell or Belle
a transliteration of the French surname Baire
a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Bear

noun · Etymology 1

bel (unit of measure named after Alexander Graham Bell)

name · Etymology 2

(～湖) Buir Lake

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