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聖約翰斯

简圣约翰斯 · 繁聖約翰斯

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng yuē hàn sī

St John's, capital of Labrador and Newfoundland province, Canada

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約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
翰: hàn · writing brush, pen, pencil
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
圣: shèng · holy, sacred
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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4–1–4–1 · Sheng4 yue1 han4 si1

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sing3 joek3 hon6 si1

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St. John's (the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)
(Taiwan) St. John's (the capital city of Antigua and Barbuda)

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