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切爾西

简切尔西 · 繁切爾西

Mandarin · pinyin Qiè ěr xī

(name) Chelsea

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切: qiè · cut, mince, slice, carve
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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–1 · Qie4 er3 xi1

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(Mandarin) a transliteration of the English unisex given name Chelsea
Chelsea (an urban area of London, on the north bank of the river Thames)

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