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索馬里

简索马里 · 繁索馬里

Mandarin · pinyin Suǒ mǎ lǐ

Somalia

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索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
馬: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–3–3 · Suo3 ma3 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sok3 maa5 lei5

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

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