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梅里美

Mandarin · pinyin Méi lǐ měi

Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870), French scholar and writer, author of novel Carmen on which Bizet based his opera

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梅: méi · plums; prunes; surname
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing

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2–3–3 · Mei2 li3 mei3

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