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帕拉塞爾蘇斯

简帕拉塞尔苏斯 · 繁帕拉塞爾蘇斯

Mandarin · pinyin Pà lā sài ěr sū sī

Paracelsus (1493–1541), Swiss physician, alchemist and philosopher, pioneer of toxicology and medical chemistry

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帕: pà · turban, kerchief, veil; wrap
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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4–1–4–3–1–1 · Pa4 la1 sai4 er3 su1 si1

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