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元朗明渠

jyun4 long5 ming4 keoi4

Yuen Long Nullah

Level: 5
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

元朗明渠

This word was added by bybell on 14th Jun 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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元 jyun4 yuan2 - beginning, first, original; dollar
朗 long5 lang3 - [1] clear; bright; distinct [2] resonant; sono
明 ming4 ming2 - bright, clear
渠 keoi4 ju4 qu2 - [1] [n] ditch; drain; canal; channel [2] great

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