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伊斯曼

Mandarin · pinyin Yī sī màn

Eastman (name)
George Eastman (1854-1932), US inventor and founder of Kodak 柯達 Kē dá
Max F. Eastman (1883-1969), US socialist writer, subsequently severe critic of USSR

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伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
曼: màn · long, extended, vast; beautiful

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1–1–4 · Yi1 si1 man4

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