伊斯法罕

Mandarin · pinyin Yī sī fǎ hǎn

Meanings

  1. Isfahan province and city in central Iran
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伊
yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
法
fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
罕
hǎn · rare, scarce; surname
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1–1–3–3 · Yi1 si1 fa3 han3

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ji1 si1 faat3 hon2

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name

  1. Isfahan (a city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736)
  2. (~省) Isfahan (a province of Iran)

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