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瓦德西

Mandarin · pinyin Wǎ dé xī

Waldersee (name)
Alfred Graf Von Waldersee (1832-1904), commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍 Bā guó Lián jūn

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瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146

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3–2–1 · Wa3 de2 xi1

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ngaa5 dak1 sai1

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