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Mandarin · pinyin Kè lái yīn

Klein or Kline (name)
Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
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因: yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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4–2–1 · Ke4 lai2 yin1

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