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希拉里·克林頓

简希拉里·克林顿 · 繁希拉里·克林頓

Mandarin · pinyin Xī lā lǐ · Kè lín dùn

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
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
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顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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1–1–3–4–2–4 · Xi1 la1 li3 · Ke4 lin2 dun4

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