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奧林巴斯

简奥林巴斯 · 繁奧林巴斯

Mandarin · pinyin Ào lín bā sī

Olympus, Japanese manufacturer of cameras and optical instruments

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林: lín · forest, grove; surname
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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4–2–1–1 · Ao4 lin2 ba1 si1

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