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弗里德里希·席勒

Mandarin · pinyin Fú lǐ dé lǐ xī · Xí lè

Friedrich Schiller or Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist

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弗: fú · not, negative
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
希: xī · rare; hope, expect, strive for
席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten

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2–3–2–3–1–2–4 · Fu2 li3 de2 li3 xi1 · Xi2 le4

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