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以弗所

Mandarin · pinyin Yǐ fú suǒ

Ephesus, city of ancient Greece

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以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
弗: fú · not, negative
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct

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3–2–3 · Yi3 fu2 suo3

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(Protestantism or secular, historical) Ephesus (an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, near Selçuk in modern İzmir Province, Turkey)

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