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耶路撒冷

Mandarin · pinyin Yē lù sā lěng

Jerusalem

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耶: yé · used in transliteration
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
撒: sā · release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
冷: lěng · cold, cool; lonely

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1–4–1–3 · Ye1 lu4 sa1 leng3

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je4 lou6 saat3 laang5

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Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

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