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吉隆坡

gat1 lung4 bo1

ji2 long2 po1

Kuala Lumpur (KL): capital city of Malaysia.

Also gat1 leom4 bo1, note that "leom" is not a standard HK Cantonese syllable but reflects the Malaysian pronunciation of 隆 in this context.

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吉隆坡

吉 gat1 ji2 - lucky, auspicious; (粵) vacant
隆 lung4 naam4 long2 {long1} | long1 {long2} - [1] prosperous; flourishing; brisk (business,
坡 po1 bo1 pi2 bi4 po1 - slope; bank; hillside

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Oct 2005 and last edited on 3rd Feb 2007

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