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津巴布韋

简津巴布韦 · 繁津巴布韋

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn bā bù wéi

Zimbabwe

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津: jīn · ferry; saliva; ford
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
韋: Look up this written character
韦: wéi · tanned leather; surname; simplified form of Kangxi radical 178

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1–1–4–2 · Jin1 ba1 bu4 wei2

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zeon1 baa1 bou3 wai5

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

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