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葉卡捷琳娜

简叶卡捷琳娜 · 繁葉卡捷琳娜

Mandarin · pinyin Yè kǎ jié lín nà

Yekaterina or Ekaterina (name)
Catherine the Great or Catherine the Second (1684-1727), Empress of Russia

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
捷: jié · win, victory, triumph
琳: lín · beautiful jade, gem
娜: nà · elegant, graceful, delicate
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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4–3–2–2–4 · Ye4 ka3 jie2 lin2 na4

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jip6 kaa1 zit6 lam4 naa4

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a transliteration of the Russian female given name Екатери́на (Jekaterína, “Yekaterina”), equivalent to Catherine

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