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不萊梅

简不莱梅 · 繁不萊梅

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lái méi

Bremen (city in Germany)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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梅: méi · plums; prunes; surname
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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4–2–2 · Bu4 lai2 mei2

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name

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 不來梅 /不来梅 (Bùláiméi, “Bremen”)

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