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約翰·厄普代克

简约翰·厄普代克 · 繁約翰·厄普代克

Mandarin · pinyin Yuē hàn · È pǔ dài kè

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約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
翰: hàn · writing brush, pen, pencil
厄: è · adversity, difficulty, distress
普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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1–4–4–3–4–4 · Yue1 han4 · E4 pu3 dai4 ke4

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