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斯大林格勒

Mandarin · pinyin Sī dà lín gé lè

Stalingrad, former name of Volvograd 伏爾加格勒 (1925-1961)

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten

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1–4–2–2–4 · Si1 da4 lin2 ge2 le4

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si1 daai6 lam4 gaak3 lak6

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(historical) Stalingrad (former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961)

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