| |
Place |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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圓明園
|
jyun4 ming4 jyun4*2 |
yuan2 ming2 yuan2 |
the Old Summer Palace |
|
|
巴拿馬運河
|
baa1 naa4 maa5 wan6 ho4 |
|
The Panama Canal |
|
|
半島酒店
|
bun3 dou2 zau2 dim3 |
|
The Peninsula Hotel |
|
|
五角大樓
|
ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2 |
wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 |
the Pentagon |
|
|
香江
|
hoeng1 gong1 |
|
the Perfume River (Vietnam) |
|
|
北洋
|
bak1 joeng4 |
bei3 yang2 |
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong; Pak Yeung |
|
|
剛果共和國
|
gong1 gwo2 gung6 wo4 gwok3 |
gang1 guo3 gong4 he2 guo2 |
The Rebulic of Congo |
|
|
來茵河
|
loi4 jan1 ho4 |
|
the Rhein (river) |
|
|
硫球
|
lau4 kau4 |
liu2 qiu2 |
the Ryukyu islands |
|
|
三星堆
|
saam1 sing1 deoi1 |
san1 xing1 dui1 |
the Sanxingdui Ruins |
|
|
七星岩
|
cat1 sing1 ngaam4 |
qi1 xing1 yan2 |
The Seven Star Crags |
|
|
松花江
|
cung4 faa1 gong1 |
song1 hua1 jiang1 |
the Songhua river in Jilin province through Harbin |
|
|
南半球
|
naam4 bun3 kau4 |
nan2 ban4 qiu2 |
the Southern Hemisphere |
|
|
獅身人面像
|
si1 san1 jan4 min6 zoeng6 |
|
the Sphinx |
|
|
秦國
|
ceon4 gwok3 |
qin2 guo2 |
the state of Qin |
|
|
蘇彝士運河
|
sou1 ji4 si6 wan6 ho4 |
|
the Suez Canal |
|
|
塔里木
|
taap3 lei5 muk6 |
ta3 li3 mu4 |
the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang |
|
|
三峽堤壩工程
|
saam1 haap6 tai4 baa3 gung1 cing4 |
san1 xia2 di1 ba4 gong1 cheng2 |
The Three Gorges Dam project |
|
|
天山
|
tin1 saan1 |
tian1 shan1 |
the Tian Shan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia |
|
|
青藏高原
|
cing1 zong6 gou1 jyun4 |
qing1 zang4 gao1 yuan2 |
the Tibetan Plateau (roof of the world) |
