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鐵托

简铁托 · 繁鐵托

Mandarin · pinyin Tiě tuō

Marshal Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980), Yugoslav military and communist political leader, president of Yugoslavia 1945-1980

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托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Tito, the nom de guerre of former Yugoslav revolutionary leader Josip Broz

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