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俾斯麥

简俾斯麦 · 繁俾斯麥

Mandarin · pinyin Bǐ sī mài

Bismarck (name)
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, Minister-President of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890

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俾: bǐ · bì · so that, in order that; to cause; (Cant.) to give (synonymous with Mandarin 給)
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199

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3–1–4 · Bi3 si1 mai4

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a transliteration of the German surname Bismarck
a transliteration of the German surname Bismarck — Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898), one of the prominent German statesmen of the 19ᵗʰ century
Bismarck (a city, the state capital of North Dakota, United States)

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