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利馬索爾

简利马索尔 · 繁利馬索爾

Mandarin · pinyin Lì mǎ suǒ ěr

Limassol, Cyprus
Lemesos

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利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
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索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
爾: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–3–3 · Li4 ma3 suo3 er3

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