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巴基斯坦

Mandarin · pinyin Bā jī sī tǎn

Pakistan

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
基: jī · foundation, base
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed

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1–1–1–3 · Ba1 ji1 si1 tan3

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baa1 gei1 si1 taan2

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Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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