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蒙特塞拉特

Mandarin · pinyin Méng tè sài lā tè

Montserrat (Caribbean island, a British Overseas Territory)

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蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen

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2–4–4–1–4 · Meng2 te4 sai4 la1 te4

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(Mainland China) Montserrat

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