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巴比倫

简巴比伦 · 繁巴比倫

Mandarin · pinyin Bā bǐ lún

Babylon

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
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伦: lún · normal human relationships

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1–3–2 · Ba1 bi3 lun2

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(historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)

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