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切爾諾貝利

简切尔诺贝利 · 繁切爾諾貝利

Mandarin · pinyin Qiē ěr nuò bèi lì

Chernobyl

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切: qiè · cut, mince, slice, carve
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利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
诺: nuò · promise; assent, approve
贝: bèi · sea shell; money, currency

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1–3–4–4–4 · Qie1 er3 nuo4 bei4 li4

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cit3 ji5 nok6 bui3 lei6

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(Mainland-China) Chernobyl (a city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine)
(by extension) The 1986 nuclear accident which resulted in the abandonment of the aforementioned city.

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