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巴拉基列夫

Mandarin · pinyin Bā lā jī liè fū

M.A. Balakirev, Russian composer

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
基: jī · foundation, base
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those

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1–1–1–4–1 · Ba1 la1 ji1 lie4 fu1

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