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約翰內斯堡

简约翰内斯堡 · 繁約翰內斯堡

Mandarin · pinyin Yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo

Johannesburg, South Africa

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約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
翰: hàn · writing brush, pen, pencil
內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
堡: bǎo · fort, fortress; town, village
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
内: nèi · inside

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1–4–4–1–3 · Yue1 han4 nei4 si1 bao3

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Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa)

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