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托洛茨基

Mandarin · pinyin Tuō luò cí jī

Leon Trotsky (1879–1940), a leader in the Russian Revolution in 1917

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托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
洛: luò · river in Shanxi province; city
茨: cí · thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
基: jī · foundation, base

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1–4–2–1 · Tuo1 luo4 ci2 ji1

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Trotsky

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(derogatory, communism) Trotskyite; traitor to the revolution

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