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伯納斯－李

简伯纳斯－李 · 繁伯納斯－李

Mandarin · pinyin Bó nà sī Lǐ

Tim Berners-Lee (1955–), British computer scientist and inventor of the World Wide Web

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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept

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2–4–1–3 · Bo2 na4 si1 Li3

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