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伊尼亞斯

简伊尼亚斯 · 繁伊尼亞斯

Mandarin · pinyin Yī ní yà sī

Aeneas

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伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–2–4–1 · Yi1 ni2 ya4 si1

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