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巴士底

Mandarin · pinyin Bā shì dǐ

the Bastille (Paris)

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside

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1–4–3 · Ba1 shi4 di3

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