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沙頭角

简沙头角 · 繁沙頭角

Mandarin · pinyin Shā Tóu Jiǎo

Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2–3 · Sha1 Tou2 Jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saa1 tau4 gok3

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name

Sha Tau Kok (an area of Hong Kong)
(～街道) Shatoujiao (a subdistrict of Yantian district, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
(～社區) Shatoujiao (a residential community in Shatoujiao, Yantian district, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)

noun

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) somewhere remote or distant

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