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伊爾庫茨克

简伊尔库茨克 · 繁伊爾庫茨克

Mandarin · pinyin Yī ěr kù cí kè

Irkutsk

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伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
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茨: cí · thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
库: kù · armory, treasury, storehouse

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1–3–4–2–4 · Yi1 er3 ku4 ci2 ke4

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Irkutsk (a city, the administrative centre of Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia)
(～州) Irkutsk (an oblast of Siberia, Russia)

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