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以本人名

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ běn rén míng

under one's own name
named after oneself

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以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
名: míng · name, rank, title, position

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3–3–2–2 · yi3 ben3 ren2 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji5 bun2 jan4 ming4

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