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羅斯福

简罗斯福 · 繁羅斯福

Mandarin · pinyin Luó sī fú

Roosevelt (name)
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US President 1901-1909
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), US President 1933-1945

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羅: Look up this written character
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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2–1–2 · Luo2 si1 fu2

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a transliteration of the English surname and male given name Roosevelt

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