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約瑟夫

简约瑟夫 · 繁約瑟夫

Mandarin · pinyin Yuē sè fū

Joseph (name)

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約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
瑟: sè · large stringed musical instrument; dignified, massive; sound of wind
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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1–4–1 · Yue1 se4 fu1

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name

a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Joseph
a transliteration of the German, Swedish, or Czech male given name Josef
a transliteration of the Polish male given name Józef
a transliteration of the Dutch or Slovak male given name Jozef
a transliteration of the Russian male given name Ио́сиф (Iósif), Iosif, equivalent to Joseph

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