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柏克萊

简柏克莱 · 繁柏克萊

Mandarin · pinyin Bǎi kè lái

Berkeley (name)
George Berkeley (1685-1753), Bishop of Cloyne, famous British philosopher
Berkeley, university city in the San Francisco bay area, California

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柏: bǎi · bó · cypress, cedar
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
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莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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3–4–2 · Bai3 ke4 lai2

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