布列斯特

Mandarin · pinyin Bù liè sī tè

Meanings

  1. Brest, town in Belarus
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布
bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
列
liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
特
tè · special, unique, distinguished
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4–4–1–4 · Bu4 lie4 si1 te4

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  1. Brest (a city in Belarus)

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