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開普敦

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Mandarin · pinyin Kāi pǔ dūn

Cape Town (city in South Africa)

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
敦: dūn · esteem; honest, candid, sincere
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–3–1 · Kai1 pu3 dun1

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Cape Town (a city, the legislative capital of South Africa)

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