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五角大廈

简五角大厦 · 繁五角大廈

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ jiǎo Dà shà

(Tw) the Pentagon

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五: wǔ · five; surname
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
廈: Look up this written character
厦: shà · big building, mansion

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3–3–4–4 · Wu3 jiao3 Da4 sha4

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(chiefly Taiwan) Pentagon (headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense)

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