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聖何塞

简圣何塞 · 繁聖何塞

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng hé sài

San Jose

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聖: Look up this written character
何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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4–2–4 · Sheng4 he2 sai4

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(Mainland-China) San José (a city, the capital city of Costa Rica)
(Mainland-China) San Jose (a city in California, United States)

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