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波拿巴

Mandarin · pinyin Bō ná bā

Bonaparte (name)
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815

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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope

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1–2–1 · Bo1 na2 ba1

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