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瓦加杜古

Mandarin · pinyin Wǎ jiā dù gǔ

Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso

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瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
杜: dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient

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3–1–4–3 · Wa3 jia1 du4 gu3

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Ouagadougou (a city, the capital city of Burkina Faso)

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