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巴拿馬城

简巴拿马城 · 繁巴拿馬城

Mandarin · pinyin Bā ná mǎ Chéng

Panama City

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–2–3–2 · Ba1 na2 ma3 Cheng2

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Panama City (a city, the capital city of Panama)

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