賓州

简 宾州 · 繁 賓州
Mandarin · pinyin Bīn zhōu

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  1. Pennsylvania
  2. abbr. for 賓夕法尼亞州
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州
zhōu · administrative division, state
宾
bīn · guest, visitor; surname; submit
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1–1 · Bin1 zhou1

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ban1 zau1

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name · Etymology 1

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 賓夕法尼亞州/宾夕法尼亚州 (Bīnxīfǎníyà Zhōu): Pennsylvania (a state of the United States)

name · Etymology 2

  1. (historical) Bin Prefecture (a former prefecture of imperial China, located in modern Binyang, Nanning, Guangxi)
  2. (~鎮) Binzhou (a town in Binyang, Nanning, Guangxi autonomous region, China)
  3. (historical) Bin Prefecture (a former prefecture of imperial China, located near modern Nong'an, Changchun, Jilin)
  4. (~鎮) Binzhou (a town in Bin County, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China)

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