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大馬士革

简大马士革 · 繁大馬士革

Mandarin · pinyin Dà mǎ shì gé

Damascus, capital of Syria

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
革: gé · leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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4–3–4–2 · Da4 ma3 shi4 ge2

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Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)

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