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軒尼詩

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Mandarin · pinyin Xuān ní shī

Hennessy (cognac)

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尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
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轩: xuān · carriage; high; wide; balcony
诗: shī · poetry; poem, verse, ode

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1–2–1 · Xuan1 ni2 shi1

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a transliteration of the English surname Hennessy
a transliteration of the English surname Hennessy — (Hong Kong, specifically) John Pope Hennessy, 8th Governor of Hong Kong

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