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布萊爾

简布莱尔 · 繁布萊爾

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lái ěr

Blair (name)

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
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莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–2–3 · Bu4 lai2 er3

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