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薩爾瓦多

简萨尔瓦多 · 繁薩爾瓦多

Mandarin · pinyin Sà ěr wǎ duō

El Salvador

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

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4–3–3–1 · Sa4 er3 wa3 duo1

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saat3 ji5 ngaa5 do1

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name

El Salvador (a country in Central America)
a transliteration of the Spanish or Portuguese male given name Salvador
a transliteration of the English male given name and surname Salvador

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