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蘇格拉底

简苏格拉底 · 繁蘇格拉底

Mandarin · pinyin Sū gé lā dǐ

Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher
José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)

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蘇: Look up this written character
格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs)
a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs) — Socrates (Ancient Greek philosopher and surname)

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