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亞拉巴馬

简亚拉巴马 · 繁亞拉巴馬

Mandarin · pinyin Yà lā bā mǎ

Alabama, US state

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亞: Look up this written character
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
馬: Look up this written character
亚: yà · Asia; second
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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4–1–1–3 · Ya4 la1 ba1 ma3

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(Mainland China) (～州) Alabama (a state of the United States)

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