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庇西特拉圖

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Mandarin · pinyin Bì xī tè lā tú

Pisistratus (-528 BC), tyrant (ruler) of Athens at different times between 561 BC and 528 BC

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庇: bì · cover, shield, shelter, protect
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
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图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture

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4–1–4–1–2 · Bi4 xi1 te4 la1 tu2

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