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墨爾本

mak6 ji5 bun2

mo4 er3 ben3

the city of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia | Also known as '新金山'

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

墨爾本

This word was added by tym on 23rd Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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墨 mak6 mo4 mei2 mei4 - black; dark; ink
爾 ji5 er3 ni3 - you; thou; that; this; those
本 bun2 ben3 - root; source; book

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