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曼蘇爾

简曼苏尔 · 繁曼蘇爾

Mandarin · pinyin Màn sū ěr

Al-Mansur
Abu Jafar al Mansur (712-775), second Abassid caliph

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曼: màn · long, extended, vast; beautiful
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苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–1–3 · Man4 su1 er3

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