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貓本

简猫本 · 繁貓本

Mandarin · pinyin Māo běn

Melbourne (slang alternative for 墨爾本 Mò ěr běn)

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貓: māo · cat
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
猫: māo · cat

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1–3 · Mao1 ben3

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(neologism, slang, humorous, chiefly in Australia) Melbourne (a city, the state capital of Victoria, Australia)

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