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蘇珊·波伊爾

简苏珊·波伊尔 · 繁蘇珊·波伊爾

Mandarin · pinyin Sū shān · Bō yī ěr

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蘇: Look up this written character
珊: shān · coral
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
爾: Look up this written character
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–1–1–1–3 · Su1 shan1 · Bo1 yi1 er3

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