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華盛頓特區

waa4 sing6 deon6 dak6 keoi1

hua2 sheng4 dun4 te4 qu1

Washington D.C. (District of Columbia)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 173,000

華盛頓特區

華 waa4 faa1 waa6 hua2 kua1 {hua1} {hua4} - China; brilliant; splendour
盛 sing6 sing4 sheng4 {cheng2} - hold; contain
頓 deon6 dun4 - pause; suddenly; arrange
特 dak6 te4 - special; unique; unusual
區 keoi1 au1 qu1 ou1 - distinguish; area; few

This word was added by claw on 11th Oct 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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