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馬薩諸塞

简马萨诸塞 · 繁馬薩諸塞

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ sà zhū sài

Massachusetts, US state

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塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals
诸: zhū · various, all, these; surname

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3–4–1–4 · Ma3 sa4 zhu1 sai4

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(～州, ～聯邦) Massachusetts (a state of the United States)
(Mainland-China) Massachusett

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