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庫克船長

简库克船长 · 繁庫克船長

Mandarin · pinyin Kù kè chuán zhǎng

Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
船: chuán · ship, boat, vessel
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
库: kù · armory, treasury, storehouse
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–4–2–3 · Ku4 ke4 chuan2 zhang3

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