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弗里敦

Mandarin · pinyin Fú lǐ dūn

Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone

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弗: fú · not, negative
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
敦: dūn · esteem; honest, candid, sincere

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2–3–1 · Fu2 li3 dun1

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Freetown (a city, the capital city of Sierra Leone)

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