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納賽爾

简纳赛尔 · 繁納賽爾

Mandarin · pinyin Nà sài ěr

Nasr or Nasser (Arab name)
Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), Egyptian President

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纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–4–3 · Na4 sai4 er3

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