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Mandarin · pinyin Kè lè

Keller or Köhler (name)
Horst Köhler (1943-), German economist and CDU politician, head of the IMF 2000-2004, president of Germany 2004-2010

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten

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4–4 · Ke4 le4

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