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京九鐵路

简京九铁路 · 繁京九鐵路

Mandarin · pinyin Jīng Jiǔ Tiě lù

JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway

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京: jīng · capital city
九: jiǔ · nine
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路: lù · road, path, street; journey
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm

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1–3–3–4 · Jing1 Jiu3 Tie3 lu4

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