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聖索非亞大教堂

简圣索非亚大教堂 · 繁聖索非亞大教堂

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng suǒ fēi yà Dà jiào táng

Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)

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聖: Look up this written character
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
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
教: jiào · teach, class
堂: táng · hall; government office
圣: shèng · holy, sacred
亚: yà · Asia; second

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4–3–1–4–4–4–2 · Sheng4 suo3 fei1 ya4 Da4 jiao4 tang2

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sing3 sok3 fei1 aa3 daai6 gaau3 tong4

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