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布萊克史密斯

简布莱克史密斯 · 繁布萊克史密斯

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lái kè shǐ mì sī

Blacksmith (name)

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
密: mì · dense, thick, close; intimate
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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4–2–4–3–4–1 · Bu4 lai2 ke4 shi3 mi4 si1

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