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納什維爾

简纳什维尔 · 繁納什維爾

Mandarin · pinyin Nà shí wéi ěr

Nashville, capital of Tennessee

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什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
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纳: nà · admit, take, receive, accept
维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–2–2–3 · Na4 shi2 wei2 er3

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(Mainland China) Nashville (a city, the state capital of Tennessee, United States)

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