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阿多尼斯

Mandarin · pinyin Ā duō ní sī

Adonis, figure in Greek mythology

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–1–2–1 · A1 duo1 ni2 si1

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aa3 do1 nei4 si1

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(Greek mythology) Adonis
a transliteration of the English surname Adonis

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