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羅斯托夫

简罗斯托夫 · 繁羅斯托夫

Mandarin · pinyin Luó sī tuō fū

Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea)

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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2–1–1–1 · Luo2 si1 tuo1 fu1

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