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威靈頓

简威灵顿 · 繁威靈頓

Mandarin · pinyin Wēi líng dùn

Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw)
Wellington (name)
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)

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威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
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頓: Look up this written character
灵: líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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(～市, formerly ～埠) (Taiwan) Wellington (a city, the capital city of New Zealand)

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