九龍

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: giu2 lêng5
POJ: kiú-lêng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

proper-noun: Kowloon (urban area of Hong Kong)
九龍

The same reading also has a general noun sense ('nine dragons' of Chinese mythology) on the page, so the proper-noun 'Kowloon' sense was chosen as the most salient but this involved judgment.

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