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哥倫比亞

go1 leon4 bei2 aa3

ge1 lun2 bi3 ya3 (Taiwan), ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4 (PRC)

Colombia
[official translation recognized and used by the United Nations]; Columbia (District of, or University)

Level: 4 Google Frequency: 2,140,000

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

哥倫比亞 / 哥伦比亚

This word was added by Yeegs on 25th Apr 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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哥 go1 ge1 - elder brother
倫 leon4 lun2 - human relationships
比 bei2 bei3 pei4 bi3 pi2 - compare with, liken; close
亞 aa3 ya4 - second; Asia

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