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突尼斯

Mandarin · pinyin Tū ní sī

Tunisia
Tunis, capital of Tunisia

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突: tū · suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–2–1 · Tu1 ni2 si1

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dat6 nei4 si1

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name

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Tunisia (a country in North Africa)
(～城, ～市) Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)

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