巴拿馬城

简 巴拿马城 · 繁 巴拿馬城
Mandarin · pinyin Bā ná mǎ Chéng

Meanings

  1. Panama City
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巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
拿
ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
馬
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城
chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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1–2–3–2 · Ba1 na2 ma3 Cheng2

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  1. Panama City (a city, the capital city of Panama)

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