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埃塞俄比亞

简埃塞俄比亚 · 繁埃塞俄比亞

Mandarin · pinyin Āi sài é bǐ yà

Ethiopia

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埃: āi · fine dust, dirt
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
俄: é · sudden(ly), soon; Russian
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
亞: Look up this written character
亚: yà · Asia; second

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1–4–2–3–4 · Ai1 sai4 e2 bi3 ya4

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aai1 coi3 ngo4 bei2 aa3

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)

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