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聖彼得堡

简圣彼得堡 · 繁聖彼得堡

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng bǐ dé bǎo

Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)

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聖: Look up this written character
彼: bǐ · that, there, those
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
堡: bǎo · fort, fortress; town, village
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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4–3–2–3 · Sheng4 bi3 de2 bao3

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Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)

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