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巴爾扎克

简巴尔扎克 · 繁巴爾扎克

Mandarin · pinyin Bā ěr zhā kè

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist, author of series La comédie humaine

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–3–1–4 · Ba1 er3 zha1 ke4

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a transliteration of the French surname Balzac
a transliteration of the French surname Balzac — Honoré de Balzac, French writer

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