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查爾斯·狄更斯

简查尔斯·狄更斯 · 繁查爾斯·狄更斯

Mandarin · pinyin Chá ěr sī · Dí gēng sī

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

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查: chá · investigate, examine, seek into
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
狄: dí · tribe from northern China; surname
更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–3–1–2–1–1 · Cha2 er3 si1 · Di2 geng1 si1

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