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印度斯坦

Mandarin · pinyin Yìn dù sī tǎn

Hindustan

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印: yìn · print, seal, stamp, chop, mark
度: dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed

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4–4–1–3 · Yin4 du4 si1 tan3

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jan3 dou6 si1 taan2

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Hindustan

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