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葉利欽

简叶利钦 · 繁葉利欽

Mandarin · pinyin Yè lì qīn

Yeltsin (name)
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) first post-communist president of Russia 1991-1999

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
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叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
钦: qīn · respect, admire; respectful

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4–4–1 · Ye4 li4 qin1

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a transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin), Yeltsin

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