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索爾茲伯里平原

简索尔兹伯里平原 · 繁索爾茲伯里平原

Mandarin · pinyin Suǒ ěr zī bó lǐ píng yuán

Salisbury plain

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索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
兹: zī · now, here; this; time, year

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3–3–1–2–3–2–2 · Suo3 er3 zi1 bo2 li3 ping2 yuan2

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