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伯羅奔尼撒

简伯罗奔尼撒 · 繁伯羅奔尼撒

Mandarin · pinyin Bó luó bēn ní sā

Peloponnese, peninsula in southern Greece

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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
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奔: bēn · run fast, flee; rush about; run
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
撒: sā · release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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2–2–1–2–1 · Bo2 luo2 ben1 ni2 sa1

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(～半島) Peloponnese (a peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth)

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