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得梅因

Mandarin · pinyin Dé méi yīn

Des Moines, capital of Iowa

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得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
梅: méi · plums; prunes; surname
因: yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)

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2–2–1 · De2 mei2 yin1

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Des Moines (a city, the state capital of Iowa, United States)

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