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拿破侖

简拿破仑 · 繁拿破侖

Mandarin · pinyin Ná pò lún

variant of 拿破崙 Ná pò lún

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拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
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仑: lún · logical reasons, logical order

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2–4–2 · Na2 po4 lun2

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Napoleon Bonaparte, the French emperor
a transliteration of the English male given name Napoleon

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