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麥克阿瑟

简麦克阿瑟 · 繁麥克阿瑟

Mandarin · pinyin Mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
瑟: sè · large stringed musical instrument; dignified, massive; sound of wind
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199

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4–4–1–4 · Mai4 ke4 a1 se4

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a transliteration of the English surname MacArthur or McArthur

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