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尼亞加拉瀑布

简尼亚加拉瀑布 · 繁尼亞加拉瀑布

Mandarin · pinyin Ní yà jiā lā Pù bù

Niagara Falls

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尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
瀑: pù · waterfall, cascade; heavy rain
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
亚: yà · Asia; second

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2–4–1–1–4–4 · Ni2 ya4 jia1 la1 Pu4 bu4

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