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普利茅斯

Mandarin · pinyin Pǔ lì máo sī

Plymouth

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普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
茅: máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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3–4–2–1 · Pu3 li4 mao2 si1

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Plymouth (a city and borough of Devon, England)
Plymouth (the de jure capital of Montserrat, a British overseas territory)

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