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布拉提斯拉瓦

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lā tí sī lā wǎ

(Tw) Bratislava, capital of Slovakia

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
提: tí · hold in hand; lift in hand
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl

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4–1–2–1–1–3 · Bu4 la1 ti2 si1 la1 wa3

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(Taiwan) Bratislava (a city, the capital city of Slovakia)

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