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狄俄倪索斯

Mandarin · pinyin Dí é ní suǒ sī

Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology

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狄: dí · tribe from northern China; surname
俄: é · sudden(ly), soon; Russian
倪: ní · feeble, tiny, young and weak
索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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2–2–2–3–1 · Di2 e2 ni2 suo3 si1

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