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巴斯特爾

简巴斯特尔 · 繁巴斯特爾

Mandarin · pinyin Bā sī tè ěr

Basseterre, capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–1–4–3 · Ba1 si1 te4 er3

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baa1 si1 dak6 ji5

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Basseterre (a city, the capital city of Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Basse Terre (the capital of the overseas department of Guadeloupe, France)
(～島) Basse-Terre (an island of the overseas department of Guadeloupe)

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