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愛德華

简爱德华 · 繁愛德華

Mandarin · pinyin Ài dé huá

Edward
Édouard (name)

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愛: ài · love, be fond of, like
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
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爱: ài · love, be fond of, like
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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4–2–2 · Ai4 de2 hua2

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name

a transliteration of the English male given name Edward
a transliteration of the French male given name Édouard
a transliteration of the Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, or Finnish male given name Edvard
a transliteration of the German male given name Eduard

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