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瑣羅亞斯德

简琐罗亚斯德 · 繁瑣羅亞斯德

Mandarin · pinyin Suǒ luó yà sī dé

Zoroaster, Zarathustra or Zarathushtra (c. 600 BC), Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
琐: suǒ · trifling, petty; troublesome
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
亚: yà · Asia; second

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3–2–4–1–2 · Suo3 luo2 ya4 si1 de2

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so2 lo4 aa3 si1 dak1

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Zoroaster

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