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約翰斯頓

简约翰斯顿 · 繁約翰斯頓

Mandarin · pinyin Yuē hàn sī dùn

Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name

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約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
翰: hàn · writing brush, pen, pencil
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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1–4–1–4 · Yue1 han4 si1 dun4

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name

a transliteration of the English surname Johnston

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