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昌迪加爾

简昌迪加尔 · 繁昌迪加爾

Mandarin · pinyin Chāng dí jiā ěr

Chandighar, capital of Punjab state of northwest India

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昌: chāng · light of sun; good, proper
迪: dí · enlighten, advance; progress
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
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尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–2–1–3 · Chang1 di2 jia1 er3

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coeng1 dik6 gaa1 ji5

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Chandigarh (a city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab)

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