墾丁

简 垦丁 · 繁 墾丁
Mandarin · pinyin Kěn dīng

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  1. Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 墾丁國家公園 Kěn dīng Guó jiā Gōng yuán)
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丁
dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
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kěn · cultivate, reclaim, to farm land
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3–1 · Ken3 ding1

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  1. Kenting (a national park in Pingtung, Taiwan)

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Exact source record墾丁 垦丁 [Ken3 ding1] /Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 墾丁國家公園|垦丁国家公园[Ken3 ding1 Guo2 jia1 Gong1 yuan2])/