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奧斯維辛

简奥斯维辛 · 繁奧斯維辛

Mandarin · pinyin Ào sī wéi xīn

Auschwitz (concentration camp)

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奧: Look up this written character
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
維: Look up this written character
辛: xīn · bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound
维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard

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4–1–2–1 · Ao4 si1 wei2 xin1

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ou3 si1 wai4 san1

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