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塔那那利佛

Mandarin · pinyin Tǎ nà nà lì fó

Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar

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塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
那: nà · that, that one, those
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)

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3–4–4–4–2 · Ta3 na4 na4 li4 fo2

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Antananarivo (the capital and largest city of Madagascar)

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