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塞浦路斯

Mandarin · pinyin Sài pǔ lù sī

Cyprus

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塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
浦: pǔ · bank of river, shore; surname
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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4–3–4–1 · Sai4 pu3 lu4 si1

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coi3 pou2 lou6 si1

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(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

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