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什葉派

简什叶派 · 繁什葉派

Mandarin · pinyin Shí yè pài

Shia sect (of Islam)

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什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
派: pài · school of thought, sect, branch
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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2–4–4 · Shi2 ye4 pai4

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Shi'a Islam; Shiite

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