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歐里庇得斯

简欧里庇得斯 · 繁歐里庇得斯

Mandarin · pinyin Ōu lǐ bì dé sī

Euripides (c. 480-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Medea, Trojan Women etc

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歐: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
庇: bì · cover, shield, shelter, protect
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
欧: ōu · translit.: Europe; ohm; surname

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1–3–4–2–1 · Ou1 li3 bi4 de2 si1

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