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肯尼迪角

Mandarin · pinyin Kěn ní dí jiǎo

Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角 Kǎ nà wéi lā ěr jiǎo, Florida

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肯: kěn · willing; consent to, permit
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
迪: dí · enlighten, advance; progress
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica

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3–2–2–3 · Ken3 ni2 di2 jiao3

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