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努美阿

Mandarin · pinyin Nǔ měi ā

Nouméa, capital of New Caledonia

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努: nǔ · to exert, strive, make an effort; to pout
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration

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3–3–1 · Nu3 mei3 a1

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Nouméa (the capital city of the French overseas territory New Caledonia, a natural South Sea port on its main island)

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