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加德滿都

简加德满都 · 繁加德滿都

Mandarin · pinyin Jiā dé mǎn dū

Kathmandu, capital of Nepal

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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1–2–3–1 · Jia1 de2 man3 du1

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Kathmandu (the capital city of Nepal)

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