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布拉柴維爾

简布拉柴维尔 · 繁布拉柴維爾

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lā chái wéi ěr

Brazzaville, capital of Congo

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
柴: chái · firewood, faggots, fuel
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维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–1–2–2–3 · Bu4 la1 chai2 wei2 er3

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Brazzaville (the capital of the Republic of the Congo)

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