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克里斯蒂娃

Mandarin · pinyin Kè lǐ sī dì wá

Julia Kristeva (1941-), Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst, philosopher and literary critic

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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
蒂: dì · peduncle or stem of plants
娃: wá · baby; doll; pretty girl

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4–3–1–4–2 · Ke4 li3 si1 di4 wa2

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