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利物浦

Mandarin · pinyin Lì wù pǔ

Liverpool (England)

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利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
浦: pǔ · bank of river, shore; surname

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4–4–3 · Li4 wu4 pu3

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lei6 mat6 pou2

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Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)

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