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索緒爾

简索绪尔 · 繁索緒爾

Mandarin · pinyin Suǒ xù ěr

Saussure (name)

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索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
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绪: xù · end of thread; thread, clue
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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3–4–3 · Suo3 xu4 er3

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