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柏林

Mandarin · pinyin Bó lín

Berlin, capital of Germany

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柏: bǎi · bó · cypress, cedar
林: lín · forest, grove; surname

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2–2 · Bo2 lin2

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paak3 lam4

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name · Etymology 1

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)
(～州) Berlin (a state of Germany, containing the capital city)

name · Etymology 2

(～鎮) Bailin (a town in Zhangwan district in the prefecture-level city of Shiyan, Hubei, China)

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