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上艾瑟爾

简上艾瑟尔 · 繁上艾瑟爾

Mandarin · pinyin Shàng ài sè ěr

Overijssel, province of the Netherlands

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
艾: ài · artemisia, mugwort
瑟: sè · large stringed musical instrument; dignified, massive; sound of wind
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尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–4–4–3 · Shang4 ai4 se4 er3

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