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基輔

简基辅 · 繁基輔

Mandarin · pinyin Jī fǔ

Kyiv or Kiev, capital of Ukraine

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基: jī · foundation, base
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辅: fǔ · cheek bone; protective; assist

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1–3 · Ji1 fu3

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name

(～市) Kyiv, Kiev (a city, the capital city of Ukraine)
(～州) Kyiv, Kiev (an oblast of Ukraine)
(metonymic) The Ukrainian government.

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