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巴拉迪

Mandarin · pinyin Bā lā dí

Mohamed ElBaradei (1942–), Director of International Atomic Energy Agency 1997–2009 and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
迪: dí · enlighten, advance; progress

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1–1–2 · Ba1 la1 di2

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