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哈利法克斯

Mandarin · pinyin Hā lì fǎ kè sī

Halifax (name)
Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England

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哈: hā · sound of laughter
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–4–3–4–1 · Ha1 li4 fa3 ke4 si1

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(～市): — Halifax (a regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada)
(～市): — Halifax (an industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds (OS grid ref SE0925))

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