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廷巴克圖

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Mandarin · pinyin Tíng bā kè tú

Timbuktoo (town and historical cultural center in Mali, a World Heritage site)

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廷: tíng · court
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
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图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture

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2–1–4–2 · Ting2 ba1 ke4 tu2

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