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布哈拉

Mandarin · pinyin Bù hā lā

Bokhara or Bukhara city in Uzbekistan

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
哈: hā · sound of laughter
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen

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4–1–1 · Bu4 ha1 la1

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Bukhara (the regional capital of the Bukhara region, Uzbekistan, founded in the 6th century BCE)
(～州) Bukhara (a region of Uzbekistan)

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