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列夫·托爾斯泰

简列夫·托尔斯泰 · 繁列夫·托爾斯泰

Mandarin · pinyin Liè fū Tuō ěr sī tài

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), Russian novelist

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列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–1–1–3–1–4 · Lie4 fu1 Tuo1 er3 si1 tai4

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