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麥克米蘭

简麦克米兰 · 繁麥克米蘭

Mandarin · pinyin Mài kè mǐ lán

McMillan or MacMillan (name)
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), UK conservative politician, prime minister 1957-1963

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
蘭: Look up this written character
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
兰: lán · orchid; elegant, graceful

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4–4–3–2 · Mai4 ke4 mi3 lan2

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mak6 hak1 mai5 laan4

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