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Netanyahu (name) / Benjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician, prime minister 1996-1999 and from 2009
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Original source entry:

內塔尼亞胡 内塔尼亚胡 [Nei4 ta3 ni2 ya4 hu2] /Netanyahu (name)/Benjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician, prime minister 1996-1999 and from 2009/

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Other forms in these source records: 內塔尼亞胡

  • 内
    nèi

    inside / inner / internal / within / interior

  • 塔
    tǎ

    pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[tǎ pó], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa) / tower / pylon (CL:座[zuò]) / (loanword) (pastry) tart

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

  • 亚
    yà

    second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [yǎ]

    Yà

    Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Yǎ]

  • 胡
    hú

    non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hú]) / used in 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng] / beard / mustache / whiskers

    Hú

    surname Hu

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