史丹佛

Mandarin · pinyin Shǐ dān fó

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  1. (Tw) Stanford (University)
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史
shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
丹
dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
佛
fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
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3–1–2 · Shi3 dan1 fo2

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si2 daan1 fat6

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