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西米德蘭茲

简西米德兰兹 · 繁西米德蘭茲

Mandarin · pinyin Xī mǐ dé lán zī

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰 Bó míng hàn

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
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兰: lán · orchid; elegant, graceful
兹: zī · now, here; this; time, year

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1–3–2–2–1 · Xi1 mi3 de2 lan2 zi1

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