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厄什塔

Mandarin · pinyin È shén tǎ

Ørsta (city in Norway)

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厄: è · adversity, difficulty, distress
什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building

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4–2–3 · E4 shen2 ta3

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