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奧納西斯

简奥纳西斯 · 繁奧納西斯

Mandarin · pinyin Ào nà xī sī

Onassis (name)
Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975), Greek shipping magnate

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept

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4–4–1–1 · Ao4 na4 xi1 si1

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