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米利班德

Mandarin · pinyin Mǐ lì bān dé

Milliband (name)
Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010

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米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue

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3–4–1–2 · Mi3 li4 ban1 de2

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