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薩克斯

简萨克斯 · 繁薩克斯

Mandarin · pinyin sà kè sī

sax
saxophone

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薩: Look up this written character
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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4–4–1 · sa4 ke4 si1

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saat3 hak1 si1

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name

a transliteration of the English or German surname Sax or Sachs
a transliteration of the French surname Sax, in particular Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), Belgian musician, the inventor of saxophone

noun

(music) sax; saxophone

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