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紐約帝國大廈

简纽约帝国大厦 · 繁紐約帝國大廈

Mandarin · pinyin Niǔ yuē Dì guó Dà shà

Empire State Building

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紐: Look up this written character
約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god
國: Look up this written character
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
廈: Look up this written character
纽: niǔ · knot; button; handle, knob; tie
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
厦: shà · big building, mansion

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3–1–4–2–4–4 · Niu3 yue1 Di4 guo2 Da4 sha4

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