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赫爾辛基

简赫尔辛基 · 繁赫爾辛基

Mandarin · pinyin Hè ěr xīn jī

Helsinki (Swedish Helsingfors), capital of Finland

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赫: hè · bright, radiant, glowing
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辛: xīn · bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
基: jī · foundation, base
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–1–1 · He4 er3 xin1 ji1

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Helsinki (a city, the capital city of Finland)

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