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侯賽因

简侯赛因 · 繁侯賽因

Mandarin · pinyin Hóu sài yīn

Husain or Hussein (name)
Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura
Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003

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侯: hóu · marquis, lord; target in archery
賽: Look up this written character
因: yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race

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2–4–1 · Hou2 sai4 yin1

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a transliteration of the Arabic male given name حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), Husayn
a transliteration of the English male given name Hussein

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