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麥克白

简麦克白 · 繁麥克白

Mandarin · pinyin Mài kè bái

Macbeth (name)
Macbeth, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199

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4–4–2 · Mai4 ke4 bai2

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