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馬德拉斯

简马德拉斯 · 繁馬德拉斯

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ dé lā sī

Madras or Chennai 欽奈 Qīn nài, capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India

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馬: Look up this written character
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–2–1–1 · Ma3 de2 la1 si1

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Madras (former name of 金奈／清奈 (“Chennai”): the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)

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