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金沙薩

简金沙萨 · 繁金沙薩

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn shā sà

Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
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萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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1–1–4 · Jin1 sha1 sa4

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(Mainland China) Kinshasa (a city, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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