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塞巴斯蒂安

Mandarin · pinyin Sài bā sī dì ān

(name) Sebastian

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塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
蒂: dì · peduncle or stem of plants
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet

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4–1–1–4–1 · Sai4 ba1 si1 di4 an1

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a transliteration of the English, German, Romanian, or Norwegian male given name Sebastian
a transliteration of the Spanish male given name Sebastián

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