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穆巴拉克

Mandarin · pinyin Mù bā lā kè

Hosni Mubarak (1928-2020), former Egyptian President and military commander

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穆: mù · majestic, solemn, reverent; calm
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration

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4–1–1–4 · Mu4 ba1 la1 ke4

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a transliteration of the Arabic male given name and surname مبارك, Mubarak

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