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舊金山

简旧金山 · 繁舊金山

Mandarin · pinyin Jiù jīn shān

San Francisco, California

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past

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4–1–1 · Jiu4 jin1 shan1

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gau6 gam1 saan1

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(chiefly Mainland China, Taiwan, dated in Hong Kong) San Francisco (a city in California, United States)

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