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奧林匹亞

简奥林匹亚 · 繁奧林匹亞

Mandarin · pinyin Ào lín pǐ yà

Olympia (Greece)

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奧: Look up this written character
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
匹: pǐ · bolt of cloth; counter for horses
亞: Look up this written character
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–2–3–4 · Ao4 lin2 pi3 ya4

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name

Olympia (an ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games)
Olympia (the capital city of Washington, United States)

noun

(Taiwan) Olympiad (science competition)

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