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Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star
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Original source entry:

沙奎爾·奧尼爾 沙奎尔·奥尼尔 [Sha1 kui2 er3 · Ao4 ni2 er3] /Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star/

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Other forms in these source records: 沙奎爾·奧尼爾

  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift / to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

  • 奎
    kuí

    crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 奥
    ào

    obscure / mysterious

    Ào

    (bound form) Austria (abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[Ào dì lì]) / (bound form) Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克|奥林匹克[Ào lín pǐ kè])

  • 尼
    ní

    Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

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