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坎塔布連

简坎塔布连 · 繁坎塔布連

Mandarin · pinyin Kǎn tǎ bù lián

Cantabria in north Spain

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坎: kǎn · pit, hole; snare, trap; crisis; trigram ☵; hexagram ䷜
塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
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连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even

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3–3–4–2 · Kan3 ta3 bu4 lian2

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