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摩根士丹利

Mandarin · pinyin Mó gēn Shì dān lì

Morgan Stanley (financial services company)

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摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit

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2–1–4–1–4 · Mo2 gen1 Shi4 dan1 li4

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