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麥克唐納

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Mandarin · pinyin Mài kè táng nà

(name) MacDonald or McDonald

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
唐: táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
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麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept

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4–4–2–4 · Mai4 ke4 tang2 na4

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a transliteration of the English surname MacDonald or McDonald

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