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佛州

Mandarin · pinyin Fó zhōu

Florida (abbr. for 佛羅里達州 Fó luó lǐ dá Zhōu)

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佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
州: zhōu · administrative division, state

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2–1 · Fo2 zhou1

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 佛羅里達州／佛罗里达州 (Fóluólǐdá Zhōu): Florida (a state of the United States)

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