開普敦

简 开普敦 · 繁 開普敦
Mandarin · pinyin Kāi pǔ dūn

Meanings

  1. Cape Town (city in South Africa)
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開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
普
pǔ · universal, general, widespread
敦
dūn · esteem; honest, candid, sincere
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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1–3–1 · Kai1 pu3 dun1

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hoi1 pou2 deon1

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name

  1. Cape Town (a city, the legislative capital of South Africa)

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