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茅利塔尼亞

简茅利塔尼亚 · 繁茅利塔尼亞

Mandarin · pinyin Máo lì tǎ ní yà

Mauritania (Tw)

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茅: máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
亞: Look up this written character
亚: yà · Asia; second

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2–4–3–2–4 · Mao2 li4 ta3 ni2 ya4

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(Taiwan) Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

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