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雷阿爾城

简雷阿尔城 · 繁雷阿爾城

Mandarin · pinyin Léi ā ěr chéng

Ciudad Real

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雷: léi · thunder
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
爾: Look up this written character
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–1–3–2 · Lei2 a1 er3 cheng2

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