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柯南·道爾

简柯南·道尔 · 繁柯南·道爾

Mandarin · pinyin Kē nán · Dào ěr

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), author of the Sherlock Holmes stories 歇洛克·福爾摩斯

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柯: kē · axe-handle; stalk, bough; surname
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–2–4–3 · Ke1 nan2 · Dao4 er3

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