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斯巴達

简斯巴达 · 繁斯巴達

Mandarin · pinyin Sī bā dá

Sparta

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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达: dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery

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1–1–2 · Si1 ba1 da2

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si1 baa1 daat6

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Sparta

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