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油尖旺區

jau4 zim1 wong6 keoi1

you2 jian1 wang4 qu1

one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the west of Kowloon, acronym of three areas: Yau Ma Tei 油麻地 , Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙咀 , Mong Kok 旺角

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

油尖旺區

This word was added by Steph_fr on 28th Aug 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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油 jau4 jau4*2 you2 you4 - oil; grease; fat
尖 zim1 jian1 - sharp; pointed; advanced
旺 wong6 wang4 - to prosper; to flourish; prosperous;
區 keoi1 au1 qu1 ou1 - distinguish; area; few

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