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阿布沙耶夫

Mandarin · pinyin Ā bù Shā yē fū

Abu Sayyaf, militant Islamist separatist group also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
耶: yé · used in transliteration
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those

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1–4–1–1–1 · A1 bu4 Sha1 ye1 fu1

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aa3 bou3 saa1 je4 fu1

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