紐卡素

简 纽卡素 · 繁 紐卡素
Mandarin · pinyin niǔ kǎ sù

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  1. Newcastle
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紐
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卡
kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
素
sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
纽
niǔ · knot; button; handle, knob; tie
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3–3–4 · niu3 ka3 su4

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  1. (Hong-Kong, Macau) Newcastle (a large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England)
  2. (Hong-Kong, Macau) Newcastle (a large city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River)
  3. (Hong-Kong, Macau) Newcastle (a large city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
  4. (Hong-Kong, Macau) Newcastle (a large market town in Staffordshire, England)

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