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傑弗里·喬叟

简杰弗里·乔叟 · 繁傑弗里·喬叟

Mandarin · pinyin Jié fú lǐ · Qiáo sǒu

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集 Kǎn tè bó léi Gù shì Jí

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傑: Look up this written character
弗: fú · not, negative
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
喬: Look up this written character
叟: sǒu · old man; elder
杰: jié · hero; heroic, outstanding
乔: qiáo · tall, lofty; proud, stately

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2–2–3–2–3 · Jie2 fu2 li3 · Qiao2 sou3

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