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戴克里先

Mandarin · pinyin Dài kè lǐ xiān

Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor

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戴: dài · wear on top; support
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
先: xiān · first, former, previous

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4–4–3–1 · Dai4 ke4 li3 xian1

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