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希蒙·佩雷斯

Mandarin · pinyin Xī měng · Pèi léi sī

Shimon Peres (1923-2016), Israel politician, prime minister in 1977, 1984-1986 and 1995-1996, president 2007-2014, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1994

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希: xī · rare; hope, expect, strive for
蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
佩: pèi · belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect
雷: léi · thunder
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–3–4–2–1 · Xi1 meng3 · Pei4 lei2 si1

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