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玻璃市

Mandarin · pinyin Bō lí shì

Perlis, state of Malaysia adjacent to Thailand, capital Kangar 加央 Jiā yāng

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玻: bō · glass
璃: lí · glass
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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1–2–4 · Bo1 li2 shi4

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(～州) Perlis (a state of Malaysia)

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