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阿姆斯特丹

aa3 mou5 si1 dak6 daan1

e1 mu3 si1 te4 dan1

Amsterdam

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

阿姆斯特丹

This word was added by bybell on 4th Dec 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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阿 aa3 o1 aa2 aa1 a3 a5 a2 e1 - name or term of address prefix
姆 mou5 mou4 mu3 - governess; woman tutor; child's governess
斯 si1 si1 si4 - this, these, tear, rip
特 dak6 te4 - special; unique; unusual
丹 daan1 dan1 - cinnabar/vermilion; red; medical pellet

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