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加央

Mandarin · pinyin Jiā yāng

Kangar city, capital of Perlis state 玻璃市 Bō lí shì, Malaysia

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
央: yāng · center, conclude, run out; beg

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1–1 · Jia1 yang1

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name

Kangar (the capital of Perlis, Malaysia)

noun

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative term for 咖央 (gāyāng, “coconut jam; kaya jam”).

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