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雅典

Mandarin · pinyin Yǎ diǎn

Athens, capital of Greece

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雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
典: diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture

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3–3 · Ya3 dian3

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ngaa5 din2

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Athens (a city, the capital city of Greece)

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