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格林尼治

Mandarin · pinyin Gé lín ní zhì

Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude)
refers to Greenwich mean time

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格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer

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2–2–2–4 · Ge2 lin2 ni2 zhi4

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Greenwich (a town in Greater London, England, through which the Greenwich meridian passes)

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