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蘇萊曼

简苏莱曼 · 繁蘇萊曼

Mandarin · pinyin Sū lái màn

Suleiman (name)
General Michel Suleiman (1948-), Lebanese military man and politician, president of Lebanon 2008-2014

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曼: màn · long, extended, vast; beautiful
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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1–2–4 · Su1 lai2 man4

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a transliteration of the Arabic male given name سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān), equivalent to Suleiman

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