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休斯敦

Mandarin · pinyin Xiū sī dūn

Houston, Texas

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休: xiū · rest, stop; retire; do not!
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
敦: dūn · esteem; honest, candid, sincere

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1–1–1 · Xiu1 si1 dun1

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(chiefly Mainland China) Houston (a large city in Texas, United States)
a transliteration of the English surname and male given name Houston

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