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馬耳他

简马耳他 · 繁馬耳他

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ ěr tā

Malta

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馬: Look up this written character
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
他: tā · other, another; he, she, it
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–3–1 · Ma3 er3 ta1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa5 ji5 taa1

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name

(Mainland-China) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)
(Mainland-China) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

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