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加爾各答

简加尔各答 · 繁加爾各答

Mandarin · pinyin Jiā ěr gè dá

Calcutta (India)

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
爾: Look up this written character
各: gè · each, individually, every, all
答: dá · answer, reply; return; assent to
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–3–4–2 · Jia1 er3 ge4 da2

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Kolkata, Calcutta (the capital city of West Bengal, India)

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