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奧斯特洛夫斯基

简奥斯特洛夫斯基 · 繁奧斯特洛夫斯基

Mandarin · pinyin Ào sī tè luò fū sī jī

Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904-1936), Soviet socialist realist writer
Alexander Ostrovsky (1823-1886), Russian playwright

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奧: Look up this written character
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
洛: luò · river in Shanxi province; city
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
基: jī · foundation, base
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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4–1–4–4–1–1–1 · Ao4 si1 te4 luo4 fu1 si1 ji1

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ou3 si1 dak6 lok3 fu1 si1 gei1

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name

a transliteration of the Russian surname Остро́вский (Ostróvskij), Ostrovsky
a transliteration of the Polish surname Ostrowski

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