瓦加杜古

Mandarin · pinyin Wǎ jiā dù gǔ

Meanings

  1. Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso
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瓦
wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
加
jiā · add to, increase, augment
杜
dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
古
gǔ · old, classic, ancient
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3–1–4–3 · Wa3 jia1 du4 gu3

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ngaa5 gaa1 dou6 gu2

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  1. Ouagadougou (a city, the capital city of Burkina Faso)

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