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紐約

简纽约 · 繁紐約

Mandarin · pinyin Niǔ yuē

New York

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約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
纽: niǔ · knot; button; handle, knob; tie
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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3–1 · Niu3 yue1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nau2 joek3

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name

(～州, formerly ～省) New York (a state of the United States)
(～市) New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey in addition to Pennsylvania and Connecticut)

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