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珀西·比希·雪萊

简珀西·比希·雪莱 · 繁珀西·比希·雪萊

Mandarin · pinyin Pò xī · Bǐ xī · Xuě lái

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet

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珀: pò · amber
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
希: xī · rare; hope, expect, strive for
雪: xuě · snow; wipe away shame, avenge
萊: Look up this written character
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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4–1–3–1–3–2 · Po4 xi1 · Bi3 xi1 · Xue3 lai2

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