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司徒雷登

Mandarin · pinyin Sī tú Léi dēng

John Leighton Stuart (1876-1962), second-generation American missionary in China, first president of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China

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司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
徒: tú · disciple, follower; go on foot
雷: léi · thunder
登: dēng · rise, mount, board, climb

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1–2–2–1 · Si1 tu2 Lei2 deng1

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