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那不勒斯

Mandarin · pinyin Nà bù lè sī

Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy
Naples

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那: nà · that, that one, those
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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4–4–4–1 · Na4 bu4 le4 si1

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Naples (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy)
Naples (a metropolitan city of Campania, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Naples)

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