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達累斯薩拉姆

简达累斯萨拉姆 · 繁達累斯薩拉姆

Mandarin · pinyin Dá lèi sī Sà lā mǔ

Dar es Salaam (former capital of Tanzania)

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達: Look up this written character
累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
薩: Look up this written character
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
姆: mǔ · child's governess; matron
达: dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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2–4–1–4–1–3 · Da2 lei4 si1 Sa4 la1 mu3

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(Mainland China) Dar es Salaam (the former capital of Tanzania)

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