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威妥玛
威妥瑪
WēiTuǒmǎ
1. Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originator of the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system
Noun

Character Breakdown

威
wēi
might, power, prestige; to dominate
HSK 5 9 丶
妥
tuǒ
secure, sound; satisfactory, appropriate
HSK 6 7 丶
玛
mǎ
agate, cornelian
7 丶

Compound Words (2)

威妥玛拼法
WēiTuǒmǎpīnfǎ
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
威妥玛拼音
WēiTuǒmǎpīnyīn
Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)

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