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跑馬地

简跑马地 · 繁跑馬地

Mandarin · pinyin Pǎo mǎ dì

Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)

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跑: pǎo · run, flee, leave in hurry
馬: Look up this written character
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–3–4 · Pao3 ma3 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

paau2 maa5 dei2

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Happy Valley (a residential area of Hong Kong)

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