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撒切爾

简撒切尔 · 繁撒切爾

Mandarin · pinyin Sā qiē ěr

Thatcher (name)
Baroness Thatcher or Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British conservative politician, prime minister 1979-1990

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撒: sā · release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
切: qiè · cut, mince, slice, carve
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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a transliteration of the English surname Thatcher

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