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毗耶娑

Mandarin · pinyin Pí yē suō

Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多 Mó hē pó luó duō and a major figure in it

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毗: pí · help, assist; connect, adjoin
耶: yé · used in transliteration
娑: suō · dance, frolic; lounge; saunter

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2–1–1 · Pi2 ye1 suo1

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pei4 je4 so1

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