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堡

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo#

(bound form) fortress; stronghold
(often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names)
(bound form) burger (abbr. for 漢堡 hàn bǎo)

Mandarin · pinyin bǔ#

village (used in place names)

Mandarin · pinyin pù#

variant of 鋪 pù
used in place names

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堡: bǎo · fort, fortress; town, village

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3 · bao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou2 · pou3

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small camp; small mud fortification
fort; fortress
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 漢堡／汉堡 (hànbǎo, “hamburger”)

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(often in placenames) town or village with walls

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Used in place names, as a variant of 鋪／铺／舖 (pù, “courier station”).

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