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什麼地方

简什么地方 · 繁什麼地方

Mandarin · pinyin shén me dì fang

somewhere
someplace
where

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什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
麼: me · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
么: me · interrogative particle; small

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2–5–4–5 · shen2 me5 di4 fang5

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