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洗者若翰

Mandarin · pinyin Xǐ zhě Ruò hàn

St John the Baptist

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洗: xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
翰: hàn · writing brush, pen, pencil

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3–3–4–4 · Xi3 zhe3 Ruo4 han4

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sai2 ze2 joek6 hon6

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