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西里爾字母

简西里尔字母 · 繁西里爾字母

Mandarin · pinyin Xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ

Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic letters

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
爾: Look up this written character
字: zì · letter, character, word
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–3–3–4–3 · Xi1 li3 er3 zi4 mu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sai1 lei5 ji5 zi6 mou5

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noun

Cyrillic alphabet; Cyrillic letter(s); Cyrillic

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