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大埔

Mandarin · pinyin Dà bù

Dabu County in Meizhou 梅州 Méi zhōu, Guangdong
Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong
Dabu or Tabu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣 Jiā yì Xiàn, west Taiwan

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
埔: bù · plain, arena; port, market

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4–4 · Da4 bu4

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daai6 bou3

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name

Tai Po (an area of the New Territories, Hong Kong)
(～區) Tai Po District (a district of Hong Kong)
(～縣) Dabu (a county of Meizhou, Guangdong, China)

name

(～鄉) Dapu (a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan)

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