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克拉夫丘克

Mandarin · pinyin Kè lā fū qiū kè

Leonid Kravchuk (1934-), first post-communist president of Ukraine 1991-1994

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
丘: qiū · hill; elder; empty; a name

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4–1–1–1–4 · Ke4 la1 fu1 qiu1 ke4

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