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卡爾文

简卡尔文 · 繁卡爾文

Mandarin · pinyin Kǎ ěr wén

Calvin (name)

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卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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3–3–2 · Ka3 er3 wen2

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kaa1 ji5 man4

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name

a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Calvin

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