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里約

简里约 · 繁里約

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ yuē#

agreement between the residents of a 里 lǐ, an administrative district under a city or town (Tw)

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ yuē#

Rio
abbr. for 里約熱內盧 Lǐ yuē rè nèi lú

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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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3–1 · li3 yue1

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 里約熱內盧／里约热内卢 (Lǐyuē Rènèilú, “Rio; Rio de Janeiro”)

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