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西斯塔尼

Mandarin · pinyin Xī sī tǎ ní

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration

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1–1–3–2 · Xi1 si1 ta3 ni2

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sai1 si1 taap3 nei4

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