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獅城

简狮城 · 繁獅城

Mandarin · pinyin Shī chéng

the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡 Xīn jiā pō

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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
狮: shī · lion

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1–2 · Shi1 cheng2

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name · Etymology 1

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō, “Singapore”): Lion City

name · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 滄州／沧州 (Cāngzhōu, “Cangzhou”).

name · Etymology 3

(～鎮) Shicheng (a town in Zhouning, Ningde, Fujian, China)

name · Etymology 4

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 利沃夫 (Lìwòfū, “Lviv”).

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