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麥爾維爾

简麦尔维尔 · 繁麥爾維爾

Mandarin · pinyin Mài ěr wéi ěr

(name) Melville
Herman Melville (1819–1891), US novelist, author of Moby Dick 白鯨 Bái jīng

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麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard

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4–3–2–3 · Mai4 er3 wei2 er3

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mak6 ji5 wai4 ji5

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