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荷尼阿拉

Mandarin · pinyin Hé ní ā lā

Honiara, capital of Solomon Islands (Tw)

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荷: hé · lotus, water lily; Holland
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen

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2–2–1–1 · He2 ni2 a1 la1

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