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般雀比拉多

Mandarin · pinyin Bān què Bǐ lā duō

Pontius Pilate (in the Biblical passion story)

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般: bān · sort, manner, kind, category
雀: què · sparrow
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
多: duō · much, many; more than, over

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1–4–3–1–1 · Ban1 que4 Bi3 la1 duo1

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