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馬德里

简马德里 · 繁馬德里

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ dé lǐ

Madrid, capital of Spain

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馬: Look up this written character
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–2–3 · Ma3 de2 li3

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maa5 dak1 lei5

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Madrid (the capital city of Spain)
(～自治區) Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)
Madrid (a province of the Community of Madrid, Spain)

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