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克里普斯

Mandarin · pinyin Kè lǐ pǔ sī

Cripps (name)
Sir Stafford Cripps (1889-1952), UK socialist politician

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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4–3–3–1 · Ke4 li3 pu3 si1

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