的黎波里

Mandarin · pinyin Dì lí bō lǐ

Meanings

  1. Tripoli, capital of Libya
  2. Tripoli, city in north Lebanon
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的
de · possessive, adjectival suffix
黎
lí · surname; numerous, many; black
波
bō · waves, breakers; undulations
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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4–2–1–3 · Di4 li2 bo1 li3

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  1. Tripoli (the capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna)
  2. Tripoli (a city in Lebanon, originally jointly administered by the three cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Aradus)
  3. Tripoli (a city in the Peloponnese region, Greece, also known as Tripolis)

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