塔那那利佛

Mandarin · pinyin Tǎ nà nà lì fó

Meanings

  1. Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar
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塔
tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
那
nà · that, that one, those
利
lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
佛
fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
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3–4–4–4–2 · Ta3 na4 na4 li4 fo2

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taap3 naa5 naa5 lei6 fat6

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  1. Antananarivo (the capital and largest city of Madagascar)

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