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拉青格

Mandarin · pinyin Lā qīng gé

Ratzinger (German surname of Pope Benedict XVI)

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style

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1–1–2 · La1 qing1 ge2

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