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亞的斯亞貝巴

简亚的斯亚贝巴 · 繁亞的斯亞貝巴

Mandarin · pinyin Yà dì sī Yà bèi bā

Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia

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亞: Look up this written character
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
貝: Look up this written character
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
亚: yà · Asia; second
贝: bèi · sea shell; money, currency

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4–4–1–4–4–1 · Ya4 di4 si1 Ya4 bei4 ba1

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aa3 dik1 si1 aa3 bui3 baa1

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(Mainland China) Addis Ababa (a city, the capital city of Ethiopia)

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