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埃涅阿斯紀

简埃涅阿斯纪 · 繁埃涅阿斯紀

Mandarin · pinyin Āi niè ā sī Jì

Virgil's Aeneid (epic about the foundation of Rome)

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埃: āi · fine dust, dirt
涅: niè · blacken; black mud, slime
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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纪: jì · record, annal, historical account

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1–4–1–1–4 · Ai1 nie4 a1 si1 Ji4

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