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布朗士

Mandarin · pinyin Bù lǎng shì

The Bronx, borough of New York City
Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx)
also written 布朗克斯

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
朗: lǎng · clear, bright; distinct
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier

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the Bronx (a borough of New York, New York, United States)

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