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格林斯班

Mandarin · pinyin Gé lín sī bān

Alan Greenspan (1926-), US economist

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格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job

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2–2–1–1 · Ge2 lin2 si1 ban1

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