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安娜·卡列尼娜

Mandarin · pinyin Ān nà · Kǎ liè ní nà

Anna Karenina, novel by Leo Tolstoy 列夫·托爾斯泰 Liè fū · Tuō ěr sī tài

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
娜: nà · elegant, graceful, delicate
卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration

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1–4–3–4–2–4 · An1 na4 · Ka3 lie4 ni2 na4

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