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弗萊威厄斯

简弗莱威厄斯 · 繁弗萊威厄斯

Mandarin · pinyin Fú lái wēi è sī

Flavius (Roman historian of 1st century AD)

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弗: fú · not, negative
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威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
厄: è · adversity, difficulty, distress
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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2–2–1–4–1 · Fu2 lai2 wei1 e4 si1

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