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福爾摩斯

简福尔摩斯 · 繁福爾摩斯

Mandarin · pinyin Fú ěr mó sī

Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯 Xiē luò kè · Fú ěr mó sī

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福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
爾: Look up this written character
摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–3–2–1 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1

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name

Sherlock Holmes (fictional detective in the novels by Arthur Conan Doyle)

noun

(figurative) person with great powers of observation and deduction

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