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密蘇里州

简密苏里州 · 繁密蘇里州

Mandarin · pinyin Mì sū lǐ zhōu

Missouri

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密: mì · dense, thick, close; intimate
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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
州: zhōu · administrative division, state
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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4–1–3–1 · Mi4 su1 li3 zhou1

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