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巴布爾

简巴布尔 · 繁巴布爾

Mandarin · pinyin Bā bù ěr

Zaheeruddin Babur (1483-1530), first ruler of Mughal dynasty of India

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
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尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–4–3 · Ba1 bu4 er3

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Babur (1483–1530), the first Mughal emperor

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