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邱吉爾

简邱吉尔 · 繁邱吉爾

Mandarin · pinyin Qiū jí ěr

Winston Churchill (1874–1965), UK politican and prime minister 1940–1945 and 1951–1955
surname Churchill

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邱: qiū · surname; hill; mound; grave
吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Churchill

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