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Mandarin · pinyin Shèng yuē hàn

Saint John

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聖: Look up this written character
約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
翰: hàn · writing brush, pen, pencil
圣: shèng · holy, sacred
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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4–1–4 · Sheng4 yue1 han4

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sing3 joek3 hon6

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(Mainland China) St. John's (a city, the capital city of Antigua and Barbuda)
Saint John (a city in New Brunswick, Canada)
(～島) Saint John's Island (an island of the Central Region, Singapore)

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