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布魯特斯

简布鲁特斯 · 繁布魯特斯

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lǔ tè sī

Brutus (name)
Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician who conspired against Julius Caesar
Lucius Junius Brutus (6th c. BC), founder of the Roman Republic

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
魯: Look up this written character
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
鲁: lǔ · foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

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4–3–4–1 · Bu4 lu3 te4 si1

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