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伊麗莎白

简伊丽莎白 · 繁伊麗莎白

Mandarin · pinyin Yī lì shā bái

Elizabeth (person name)

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伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
麗: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
莎: shā · kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
丽: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant

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1–4–1–2 · Yi1 li4 sha1 bai2

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a transliteration of the English female given name Elizabeth or Elspeth
a transliteration of the Russian female given name Елизавета (Jelizaveta)
a transliteration of the Romanian female given name Elisabeta

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