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伍德豪斯

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ dé háo sī

Woodhouse or Wodehouse (name)

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伍: wǔ · five, company of five; troops
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
豪: háo · brave, heroic, chivalrous
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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3–2–2–1 · Wu3 de2 hao2 si1

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