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大西庇阿

Mandarin · pinyin Dà xī bì ā

Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC), Roman general and statesman

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
庇: bì · cover, shield, shelter, protect
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration

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4–1–4–1 · Da4 xi1 bi4 a1

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daai6 sai1 bei3 o1

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