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夏爾巴人

简夏尔巴人 · 繁夏爾巴人

Mandarin · pinyin Xià ěr bā rén

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夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–1–2 · Xia4 er3 ba1 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa6 ji5 baa1 jan4

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