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博士山

Mandarin · pinyin Bó shì Shān

Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community

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博: bó · gamble, play games; wide, broad
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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2–4–1 · Bo2 shi4 Shan1

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