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灣仔

简湾仔 · 繁灣仔

Mandarin · pinyin Wān Zǎi

Wan Chai district of Hong Kong

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仔: zǐ · small thing, child; young animal
湾: wān · bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream

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1–3 · Wan1 Zai3

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waan1 zai2

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Wan Chai (an area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong)
(～區) Wan Chai (a district of Hong Kong)
Wan Tsai (a place in Sai Kung district, Hong Kong)
(～街道) Wanzai (a subdistrict of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China)

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