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恩培多克勒

Mandarin · pinyin Ēn péi duō kè lēi

Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

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恩: ēn · kindness, mercy, charity
培: péi · bank up with dirt; cultivate
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten

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1–2–1–4–1 · En1 pei2 duo1 ke4 lei1

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