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雅典的泰門

简雅典的泰门 · 繁雅典的泰門

Mandarin · pinyin Yǎ diǎn de Tài mén

Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞 Shā shì bǐ yà

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雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
典: diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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3–3–5–4–2 · Ya3 dian3 de5 Tai4 men2

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