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戈爾巴喬夫

gwo1 ji5 baa1 kiu4 fu1

ge1 er3 ba1 qiao2 fu1

(former Soviet leader) Gorbachev

Level: 5
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

戈爾巴喬夫

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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戈 gwo1 wo1 ge1 - halberd; spear; lance; javelin
爾 ji5 er3 ni3 - you; thou; that; this; those
巴 baa1 ba1 - greatly desire; be close to
喬 kiu4 jiao1 qiao2 - [1] tall [2] [v] disguise; pretend [3] a Chine
夫 fu1 fu4 fu1 fu2 - husband; master; man

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