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聖索非亞

简圣索非亚 · 繁聖索非亞

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng suǒ fēi yà

Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom)

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索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
亞: Look up this written character
圣: shèng · holy, sacred
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–3–1–4 · Sheng4 suo3 fei1 ya4

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