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聖薩爾瓦多

简圣萨尔瓦多 · 繁聖薩爾瓦多

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng sà ěr wǎ duō

San Salvador, capital of El Salvador

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瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
圣: shèng · holy, sacred
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–4–3–3–1 · Sheng4 sa4 er3 wa3 duo1

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San Salvador (a city, the capital city of El Salvador)

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