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克勞斯

简克劳斯 · 繁克勞斯

Mandarin · pinyin Kè láo sī

Claus or Klaus (name)

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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4–2–1 · Ke4 lao2 si1

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name

a transliteration of the English or German male given name Claus
a transliteration of the English, German, or Finnish male given name Klaus
a transliteration of the German surname Kraus

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