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阿爾都塞

简阿尔都塞 · 繁阿爾都塞

Mandarin · pinyin Ā ěr dū sài

surname Althusser
Louis Pierre Althusser (1918–1990), Marxist philosopher

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–3–1–4 · A1 er3 du1 sai4

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