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非利士地

Mandarin · pinyin Fēi lì shì dì

Philistia, aka the Land of the Philistines

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非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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1–4–4–4 · Fei1 li4 shi4 di4

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