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布萊尼

简布莱尼 · 繁布萊尼

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lái ní

Bryne (City in Rogaland, Norway)

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
萊: Look up this written character
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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4–2–2 · Bu4 lai2 ni2

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bou3 loi4 nei4

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