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馬禮遜

简马礼逊 · 繁馬禮遜

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ lǐ xùn

Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China

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禮: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
遜: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
礼: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
逊: xùn · humble, modest; yield

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3–3–4 · Ma3 li3 xun4

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