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錫拉庫薩

简锡拉库萨 · 繁錫拉庫薩

Mandarin · pinyin Xī lā kù sà

Syracuse, Sicily

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
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薩: Look up this written character
锡: xī · tin, stannum; bestow, confer
库: kù · armory, treasury, storehouse
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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1–1–4–4 · Xi1 la1 ku4 sa4

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