希拉里

Mandarin · pinyin Xī lā lǐ

Meanings

  1. Hillary (name)
  2. Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
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希
xī · rare; hope, expect, strive for
拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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name

  1. a transliteration of the English unisex given name Hillary or Hilary

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