利比里亞

简 利比里亚 · 繁 利比里亞
Mandarin · pinyin Lì bǐ lǐ yà

Meanings

  1. Liberia
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利
lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
比
bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
亞
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亚
yà · Asia; second
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4–3–3–4 · Li4 bi3 li3 ya4

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lei6 bei2 lei6 aa3

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  1. (Mainland China) Liberia (a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean, with Monrovia as its capital)

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