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布宜諾斯艾利斯

简布宜诺斯艾利斯 · 繁布宜諾斯艾利斯

Mandarin · pinyin Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
宜: yí · suitable, right, fitting, proper
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
艾: ài · artemisia, mugwort
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
诺: nuò · promise; assent, approve

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4–2–4–1–4–4–1 · Bu4 yi2 nuo4 si1 Ai4 li4 si1

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Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)

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