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中港台

zung1 gong2 toi4

zhong1 gang3 tai2

China - Hong Kong - Taiwan (used in writing to refer to the entire region) -- abbreviation of 中國香港台灣 -- may also be written as 中港臺

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,980,000

中港台

中 zung1 zung3 zhong1 zhong4 - middle, central
港 gong2 gang3 hong1 xiang4 - seaport; harbour
台 toi4 ji4 tai2 hu2 - platform; a title of respect; Taiwan

This word was added by claw on 4th Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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