威 廉·莎 士 比 亚

Wēi lián · Shā shì bǐ yàdictionary entry

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright

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威廉·莎士比亞 威廉·莎士比亚 [Wei1 lian2 · Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4] /William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright/

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Other forms in these source records: 威廉·莎士比亞

威
wēi
power / might / prestige
廉
lián
incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
Lián
surname Lian
莎
shā
katydid (family Tettigoniidae) / phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
suō
used in 莎草[suō cǎo]
士
shì
member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker
Shì
surname Shi
比
bī
See the full entry for source details.
bǐ
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
Bǐ
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]
亚
yà
second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [yǎ]
Yà
Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Yǎ]

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