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德沃夏克

Mandarin · pinyin Dé wò xià kè

Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
沃: wò · water, irrigate; fertile, rich
夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration

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2–4–4–4 · De2 wo4 xia4 ke4

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(Mainland China) a transliteration of the Czech surname Dvořák
a transliteration of the English surname Dvorak

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