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索福克勒斯
Suǒfúkèlèsī
Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Oedipus the King
Noun
Character Breakdown
索
suǒ
cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire
HSK 5
福
fú
happiness, good fortune, blessings
HSK 4
克
kè
to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
HSK 4
勒
lēi
to strangle; to tighten
斯
sī
this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
HSK 6
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