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深水埗

Mandarin · pinyin Shēn shuǐ bù

Sham Shui Po district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

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深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
埗: bù · (same as 埠) a wharf, dock, jetty; a trading center, port; place name (for example, 深水埗 in Hong Kong)

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1–3–4 · Shen1 shui3 bu4

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sam1 seoi2 bou2

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Sham Shui Po (an area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
(～區) Sham Shui Po (a district of Hong Kong)

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