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羅斯

简罗斯 · 繁羅斯

Mandarin · pinyin Luó sī

(name) Ross; Rose; Roth
Rus' (as in Kievan Rus' 基輔羅斯 Jī fǔ Luó sī)

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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name

a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Ross
a transliteration of the English surname Rose
Rus (medieval East Slavic state)

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