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布基納法索

简布基纳法索 · 繁布基納法索

Mandarin · pinyin Bù jī nà fǎ suǒ

Burkina Faso

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
基: jī · foundation, base
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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept

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4–1–4–3–3 · Bu4 ji1 na4 fa3 suo3

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bou3 gei1 nap6 faat3 sok3

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bou3 gei1 naap6 faat3 sok3

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(Mainland China) Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)

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