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君士坦丁堡

Mandarin · pinyin Jūn shì tǎn dīng bǎo

Constantinople, capital of Byzantium

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君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
堡: bǎo · fort, fortress; town, village

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1–4–3–1–3 · Jun1 shi4 tan3 ding1 bao3

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gwan1 si6 taan2 ding1 bou2

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(historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)

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