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麥德龍

简麦德龙 · 繁麥德龍

Mandarin · pinyin Mài dé lóng

Metro supermarket chain (originally German)

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
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麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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4–2–2 · Mai4 de2 long2

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