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的里雅斯特

Mandarin · pinyin Dì lǐ yǎ sī tè

Trieste, port city in Italy

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的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished

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4–3–3–1–4 · Di4 li3 ya3 si1 te4

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Trieste (a city in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy, the capital of the province)
(～省) Trieste (a province of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy)

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