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維多利亞瀑布

简维多利亚瀑布 · 繁維多利亞瀑布

Mandarin · pinyin Wéi duō lì yà pù bù

Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
亞: Look up this written character
瀑: pù · waterfall, cascade; heavy rain
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard
亚: yà · Asia; second

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2–1–4–4–4–4 · Wei2 duo1 li4 ya4 pu4 bu4

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wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 buk6 bou3

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