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菲尼克斯

Mandarin · pinyin Fēi ní kè sī

Phoenix, capital of Arizona
also 鳳凰城 Fèng huáng chéng

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菲: fēi · fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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1–2–4–1 · Fei1 ni2 ke4 si1

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fei1 nei4 hak1 si1

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name

(Mainland China) Phoenix (a city, the state capital of Arizona, United States)

noun

(mythology) phoenix

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