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第比利斯

Mandarin · pinyin Dì bì lì sī

T'bilisi, capital of Georgia 格魯吉亞 Gé lǔ jí yà

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第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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4–4–4–1 · Di4 bi4 li4 si1

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Tbilisi (a city, the capital city of Georgia)

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