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庫爾尼科娃

简库尔尼科娃 · 繁庫爾尼科娃

Mandarin · pinyin Kù ěr ní kē wá

Anna Sergeevna Kournikova (1981-), Russian tennis star and glamor model

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尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
科: kē · section, department, science
娃: wá · baby; doll; pretty girl
库: kù · armory, treasury, storehouse
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–2–1–2 · Ku4 er3 ni2 ke1 wa2

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