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奧斯卡

简奥斯卡 · 繁奧斯卡

Mandarin · pinyin Ào sī kǎ

(film industry) Oscar (Academy Award)
Classifier: 屆 jiè
(name) Oscar

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奧: Look up this written character
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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4–1–3 · Ao4 si1 ka3

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ou3 si1 kaa1

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a transliteration of the English, German, or Spanish male given name Oscar, Óscar, or Oskar
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 奧斯卡金像獎／奥斯卡金像奖 (Àosīkǎ Jīnxiàngjiǎng, “Academy Awards”)

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