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米歇爾

简米歇尔 · 繁米歇爾

Mandarin · pinyin Mǐ xiē ěr

Michel or Mitchell (name)
George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009

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米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
歇: xiē · rest, stop, lodge
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尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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3–1–3 · Mi3 xie1 er3

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a transliteration of the English female given name Michelle
a transliteration of the French male given name Michel

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