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亞美尼亞

简亚美尼亚 · 繁亞美尼亞

Mandarin · pinyin Yà měi ní yà

Armenia

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亞: Look up this written character
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–3–2–4 · Ya4 mei3 ni2 ya4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

aa3 mei5 nei4 aa3

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Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

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