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格薩爾

简格萨尔 · 繁格薩爾

Mandarin · pinyin Gé sà ěr

King Gesar, hero of a Tibetan and Mongolian epic cycle

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格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
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萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–4–3 · Ge2 sa4 er3

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