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伯里克利

Mandarin · pinyin Bó lǐ kè lì

Pericles (c. 495–429 BC), Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War

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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit

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2–3–4–4 · Bo2 li3 ke4 li4

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