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威尼斯商人

Mandarin · pinyin Wēi ní sī Shāng rén

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

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威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
商: shāng · commerce, business, trade
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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1–2–1–1–2 · Wei1 ni2 si1 Shang1 ren2

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wai1 nei4 si1 soeng1 jan4

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