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阿爾瓦塞特

简阿尔瓦塞特 · 繁阿爾瓦塞特

Mandarin · pinyin Ā ěr wǎ sài tè

Albacete (capital city of Spain's Albacete Province)

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–3–3–4–4 · A1 er3 wa3 sai4 te4

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