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加利福尼亞州

简加利福尼亚州 · 繁加利福尼亞州

Mandarin · pinyin Jiā lì fú ní yà Zhōu

California

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
亞: Look up this written character
州: zhōu · administrative division, state
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–4–2–2–4–1 · Jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 Zhou1

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California (the most populous state of the United States)

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