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史瓦帝尼

Mandarin · pinyin Shǐ wǎ dì ní

(Tw) Eswatini

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史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration

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3–3–4–2 · Shi3 wa3 di4 ni2

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si2 ngaa5 dai3 nei4

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(Taiwan) Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)

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