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阿列克西斯

Mandarin · pinyin Ā liè kè xī sī

Alexis (name)

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–4–4–1–1 · A1 lie4 ke4 xi1 si1

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