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杜尚別

简杜尚别 · 繁杜尚別

Mandarin · pinyin Dù shàng bié

Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan

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杜: dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
尚: shàng · still, yet; even; fairly, rather
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别: bié · separate, other; do not

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4–4–2 · Du4 shang4 bie2

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(Mainland China) Dushanbe (a city, the capital city of Tajikistan)

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