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巴勒斯坦

Mandarin · pinyin Bā lè sī tǎn

Palestine

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed

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1–4–1–3 · Ba1 le4 si1 tan3

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baa1 laak6 si1 taan2

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Palestine (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people)
(historical or politically charged, see usage notes) Palestine (the region in Western Asia in the Middle East between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River)

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