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伯明翰

Mandarin · pinyin Bó míng hàn

Birmingham

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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
翰: hàn · writing brush, pen, pencil

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2–2–4 · Bo2 ming2 han4

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(Hong-Kong, Mainland-China) Birmingham (a major city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England)
(Hong-Kong, Mainland-China) Birmingham (a number of places in the United States)
(Hong-Kong, Mainland-China) Birmingham (A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada)
(Hong-Kong, Mainland-China) a transliteration of the English surname Birmingham

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