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布加勒斯特

Mandarin · pinyin Bù jiā lè sī tè

Bucharest, capital of Romania

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished

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4–1–4–1–4 · Bu4 jia1 le4 si1 te4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou3 gaa1 laak6 si1 dak6

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Bucharest (a city, the capital city of Romania)

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