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扎伊爾

简扎伊尔 · 繁扎伊爾

Mandarin · pinyin Zhā yī ěr

Zaire, former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free
伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–1–3 · Zha1 yi1 er3

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name

(historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
(historical) zaire (the unit of currency of Zaire)
(～省) Zaire (a province of Angola)

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