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檀香山

Mandarin · pinyin Tán xiāng shān

Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
also transliterated as 火奴魯魯

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檀: tán · sandalwood, hardwood; surname
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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2–1–1 · Tan2 xiang1 shan1

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Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)
(dated) Hawaii; Hawaiian Islands; Sandwich Islands

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