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達達尼爾海峽

简达达尼尔海峡 · 繁達達尼爾海峽

Mandarin · pinyin Dá dá ní ěr Hǎi xiá

Dardanelles Strait
Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı

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尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
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达: dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
峡: xiá · gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus

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2–2–2–3–3–2 · Da2 da2 ni2 er3 Hai3 xia2

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Dardanelles (a strait connecting the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea)

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