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蒙哥馬利

简蒙哥马利 · 繁蒙哥馬利

Mandarin · pinyin Méng gē mǎ lì

Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887–1976), Second World War British field marshal

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蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
哥: gē · elder brother
馬: Look up this written character
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–1–3–4 · Meng2 ge1 ma3 li4

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a transliteration of the English surname and male given name Montgomery
Montgomery (a city, the state capital of Alabama, United States)

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