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阿拉法特

Mandarin · pinyin Ā lā fǎ tè

Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特 Yà xī ěr · Ā lā fǎ tè

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished

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1–1–3–4 · A1 la1 fa3 te4

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