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Place |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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五角大樓
|
ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2 |
wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 |
the Pentagon |
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五角大廈
|
ng5 gok3 daai6 haa6 |
|
the Pentagon |
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中華人民共和國
|
zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 |
zhong1 hua2 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2 |
The People's Republic of China |
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香江
|
hoeng1 gong1 |
|
the Perfume River (Vietnam) |
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鳳凰
|
fung6 wong4 |
feng4 huang2 |
the phoenix; (placename) Fung Wong |
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地球
|
dei6 kau4 |
di4 qiu2 |
The Planet Earth |
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北洋
|
bak1 joeng4 |
bei3 yang2 |
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong; Pak Yeung |
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剛果共和國
|
gong1 gwo2 gung6 wo4 gwok3 |
gang1 guo3 gong4 he2 guo2 |
The Rebulic of Congo |
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來茵河
|
loi4 jan1 ho4 |
|
the Rhein (river) |
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世界屋脊
|
sai3 gaai3 uk1 zek3 |
shi4 jie4 wu1 ji3 |
the roof of the world, i.e., Tibet |
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硫球
|
lau4 kau4 |
liu2 qiu2 |
the Ryukyu islands |
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三星堆
|
saam1 sing1 deoi1 |
san1 xing1 dui1 |
the Sanxingdui Ruins |
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七星岩
|
cat1 sing1 ngaam4 |
qi1 xing1 yan2 |
The Seven Star Crags |
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上海灘
|
soeng6 hoi2 taan1 |
shang4 hai3 tan1 |
the Shanghai Bund |
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絲路
|
si1 lou6 |
si1 lu4 |
the Silk Road |
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絲綢之路
|
si1 cau4 zi1 lou6 |
si1 chou2 zhi1 lu4 |
the Silk Road (also 絲路) |
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松花江
|
cung4 faa1 gong1 |
song1 hua1 jiang1 |
the Songhua river in Jilin province through Harbin |
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南半球
|
naam4 bun3 kau4 |
nan2 ban4 qiu2 |
the Southern Hemisphere |
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獅身人面像
|
si1 san1 jan4 min6 zoeng6 |
|
the Sphinx |
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楚國
|
co2 gwok3 |
chu3 guo2 |
the state of Chu |
