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卡拉布里亞

简卡拉布里亚 · 繁卡拉布里亞

Mandarin · pinyin Kǎ lā bù lǐ yà

Calabria, southernmost Italian province

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卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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亚: yà · Asia; second

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3–1–4–3–4 · Ka3 la1 bu4 li3 ya4

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Calabria (a peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy)

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