列支敦士登

Mandarin · pinyin Liè zhī dūn shì dēng

Meanings

  1. Liechtenstein
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列
liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
支
zhī · disperse, pay; support; branch
敦
dūn · esteem; honest, candid, sincere
士
shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
登
dēng · rise, mount, board, climb
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4–1–1–4–1 · Lie4 zhi1 dun1 shi4 deng1

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lit6 zi1 deon1 si6 dang1

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name

  1. (Mainland China) Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

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