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波洛涅斯

Mandarin · pinyin Bō luò niè sī

(name) Polonius
Shakespearean character, father of Ophelia, accidentally killed by Hamlet

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波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
洛: luò · river in Shanxi province; city
涅: niè · blacken; black mud, slime
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–4–4–1 · Bo1 luo4 nie4 si1

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