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奧德修斯

简奥德修斯 · 繁奧德修斯

Mandarin · pinyin Ào dé xiū sī

Odysseus

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奧: Look up this written character
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
修: xiū · study; repair; cultivate
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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4–2–1–1 · Ao4 de2 xiu1 si1

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(Greek mythology) Odysseus

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