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茨萬吉拉伊

简茨万吉拉伊 · 繁茨萬吉拉伊

Mandarin · pinyin Cí wàn jí lā yī

Morgan Tsvangirai (1952-2018), Zimbabwean politician

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茨: cí · thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
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吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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2–4–2–1–1 · Ci2 wan4 ji2 la1 yi1

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