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鄂爾多斯市

简鄂尔多斯市 · 繁鄂爾多斯市

Mandarin · pinyin È ěr duō sī Shì

Ordos, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區 Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū

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鄂: è · Hubei province; startled
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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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4–3–1–1–4 · E4 er3 duo1 si1 Shi4

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