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蒙巴薩

简蒙巴萨 · 繁蒙巴薩

Mandarin · pinyin Méng bā sà

Mombasa (city in Kenya)

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蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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2–1–4 · Meng2 ba1 sa4

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