高爾基

简 高尔基 · 繁 高爾基
Mandarin · pinyin Gāo ěr jī

Meanings

  1. Gorkii (name)
  2. Maxim Gorkii (1868-1936), Russian proletarian writer and propagandist
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高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
爾
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基
jī · foundation, base
尔
ěr · you; that, those; final particle
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1–3–1 · Gao1 er3 ji1

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gou1 ji5 gei1

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  1. a transliteration of the Russian surname Горький (Gorʹkij), Gorky
  2. a transliteration of the Russian surname Горький (Gorʹkij), Gorky — Maxim Gorky (1868–1936), Russian and Soviet writer
  3. (historical) (~市, ~州) Gorky, Nizhny Novgorod (a city in Russia) since 1990
  4. a transliteration of the Italian surname Golgi
  5. a transliteration of the Italian surname Golgi — Camillo Golgi (1843–1926), Italian biologist and pathologist

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高爾基 · Gao1 er3 ji1
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Exact source record高爾基 高尔基 [Gao1 er3 ji1] /Gorkii (name)/Maxim Gorkii (1868-1936), Russian proletarian writer and propagandist/