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葉禮庭

简叶礼庭 · 繁葉禮庭

Mandarin · pinyin yè lǐ tíng

Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
禮: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
庭: tíng · courtyard; spacious hall or yard
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
礼: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites

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4–3–2 · ye4 li3 ting2

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jip6 lai5 ting4

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