謝爾巴人

简 谢尔巴人 · 繁 謝爾巴人
Mandarin · pinyin Xiè ěr bā rén

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謝
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爾
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巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
谢
xiè · thank; decline
尔
ěr · you; that, those; final particle
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4–3–1–2 · Xie4 er3 ba1 ren2

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ze6 ji5 baa1 jan4

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