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九龍城

简九龙城 · 繁九龍城

Mandarin · pinyin Jiǔ lóng chéng

Kowloon City, Hong Kong

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九: jiǔ · nine
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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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3–2–2 · Jiu3 long2 cheng2

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gau2 lung4 sing4

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Kowloon City (an area of Kowloon City district, Hong Kong)
(～區) Kowloon City District (a district of Hong Kong)

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