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新奧爾良

简新奥尔良 · 繁新奧爾良

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn ào ěr liáng

New Orleans, Louisiana

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–4–3–2 · Xin1 ao4 er3 liang2

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(Mainland China, Hong Kong) New Orleans (a city in Louisiana, United States)

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