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西方極樂世界

简西方极乐世界 · 繁西方極樂世界

Mandarin · pinyin xī fāng jí lè shì jiè

Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
世: shì · generation; world; era
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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1–1–2–4–4–4 · xi1 fang1 ji2 le4 shi4 jie4

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sai1 fong1 gik6 lok6 sai3 gaai3

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