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克里斯汀·貝爾

简克里斯汀·贝尔 · 繁克里斯汀·貝爾

Mandarin · pinyin Kè lǐ sī tīng · Bèi ěr

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
汀: tīng · sandbar, beach, bank, shore
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爾: Look up this written character
贝: bèi · sea shell; money, currency
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–1–1–4–3 · Ke4 li3 si1 ting1 · Bei4 er3

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