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蒙代爾

简蒙代尔 · 繁蒙代爾

Mandarin · pinyin Méng dài ěr

Walter Mondale (1928-), US democratic politician, US vice-president 1977-1981 and ambassador to Japan 1993-1996

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蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–4–3 · Meng2 dai4 er3

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