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尼蘇

简尼苏 · 繁尼蘇

Mandarin · pinyin Ní sū

Nisu (language)

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尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
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苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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2–1 · Ni2 su1

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