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班加羅爾

简班加罗尔 · 繁班加羅爾

Mandarin · pinyin Bān jiā luó ěr

Bangalore, capital of southwest Indian state Karnataka 卡納塔克邦 Kǎ nà tǎ kè bāng

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班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
羅: Look up this written character
爾: Look up this written character
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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(Mainland China) Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)

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