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皮特拉克

Mandarin · pinyin Pí tè lā kè

Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Italian scholar and lyric poet, famous for sonnets

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皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration

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2–4–1–4 · Pi2 te4 la1 ke4

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