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虎門

简虎门 · 繁虎門

Mandarin · pinyin Hǔ mén

the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong
Humen Town 虎門鎮 Hǔ mén Zhèn

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虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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3–2 · Hu3 men2

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(～水道) The Bogue; Humen; Bocca Tigris (a major strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea)
(～鎮) Humen Town (a town in Dongguan, Guangdong)

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