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布萊德湖

简布莱德湖 · 繁布萊德湖

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lái dé Hú

Lake Bled, glacial lake amid the Julian Alps in Slovenia, adjacent to the town of Bled

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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4–2–2–2 · Bu4 lai2 de2 Hu2

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