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阿加莎·克里斯蒂

Mandarin · pinyin Ā jiā shā · Kè lǐ sī dì

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
莎: shā · kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
蒂: dì · peduncle or stem of plants

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1–1–1–4–3–1–4 · A1 jia1 sha1 · Ke4 li3 si1 di4

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