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格林威治

Mandarin · pinyin Gé lín wēi zhì

Greenwich

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格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer

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2–2–1–4 · Ge2 lin2 wei1 zhi4

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gaak3 lam4 wai1 zi6

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Greenwich

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