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天龍國

简天龙国 · 繁天龍國

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān lóng guó

(Tw) (slang) nickname for Taipei (implying that the residents are privileged, having access to abundant resources)

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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國: Look up this written character
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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1–2–2 · Tian1 long2 guo2

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(Taiwan, Internet slang, ironic) Taipei

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