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萊佛士

简莱佛士 · 繁萊佛士

Mandarin · pinyin Lái fó shì

surname Raffles
Stamford Raffles (1781–1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore

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佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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2–2–4 · Lai2 fo2 shi4

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(Singapore) a transliteration of the English surname Raffles

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