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托馬斯·阿奎納

简托马斯·阿奎纳 · 繁托馬斯·阿奎納

Mandarin · pinyin Tuō mǎ sī · Ā kuí nà

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition

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托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
馬: Look up this written character
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
奎: kuí · stride of man; 15th lunar mansion, determinative star η Andromedae
納: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept

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1–3–1–1–2–4 · Tuo1 ma3 si1 · A1 kui2 na4

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