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里斯本

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ sī běn

Lisbon, capital of Portugal

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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis

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3–1–3 · Li3 si1 ben3

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lei5 si1 bun2

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Lisbon (a port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal)

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