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不列顛哥倫比亞省

简不列颠哥伦比亚省 · 繁不列顛哥倫比亞省

Mandarin · pinyin Bù liè diān Gē lún bǐ yà shěng

British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
顛: Look up this written character
哥: gē · elder brother
倫: Look up this written character
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
亞: Look up this written character
省: shěng · province; save, economize
颠: diān · top, peak, summit; upset
伦: lún · normal human relationships
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–4–1–1–2–3–4–3 · Bu4 lie4 dian1 Ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4 sheng3

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bat1 lit6 din1 go1 leon4 bei2 aa3 saang2

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