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布拉迪斯拉發

简布拉迪斯拉发 · 繁布拉迪斯拉發

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lā dí sī lā fā

Bratislava, capital of Slovakia

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
迪: dí · enlighten, advance; progress
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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4–1–2–1–1–1 · Bu4 la1 di2 si1 la1 fa1

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(Mainland China) Bratislava (a city, the capital city of Slovakia)

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