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A:
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这辆车真酷！
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zhè liàng chē zhēn kù!
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This car is really cool!
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B:
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宝马嘛，当然好！
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Bǎomǎ ma, dāngrán hǎo!
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It's a BMW. Of course it's going to be good!
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A:
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车牌上那个字是什么？
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chēpái shàng nà ge zì shì shénme?
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What's that character on the license plate?
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B:
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是粤。广东的车。
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shì Yuè. Guǎngdōng de chē.
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It's 'Yue'. A car from Guangdong.
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A:
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那这个粤就是粤语的粤？
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nà zhè ge yuè jiùshì yuèyǔ de yuè?
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Is that the same 'yue' from Cantonese?
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B:
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没错。广东简称粤。
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méicuò. Guǎngdōng jiǎnchēng Yuè.
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That's right. Guangdong is abbreviated as 'Yue'.
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A:
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每个省都有一个简称？
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měi ge shěng dōu yǒu yī ge jiǎnchēng?
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Does every province have an abbreviation?
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B:
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嗯，比如浙是浙江，黑是黑龙江。有些城市也有。北京简称京，上海简称沪。
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ng4, bǐrú Zhè shì Zhèjiāng, Hēi shì Hēilóngjiāng. yǒuxiē chéngshì yě yǒu. Běijīng jiǎnchēng Jīng, Shànghǎi jiǎnchēng Hù.
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Yeah. For example, 'Zhe' is for Zhejiang. 'Hei' is for Heilongjiang. Some cities have them too. Beijing is 'Jing', Shanghai is 'Hu'.
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A:
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那湖是"湖南"还是"湖北"？
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nà hú shì" Húnán" háishi" Húběi"?
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Then is 'hu' for Hunan or Hubei?
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B:
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没有“湖”，湖南是“湘”。湖北是......我也想不起来了。
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méiyǒu" hú”, Húnán shì" Xiāng”. Húběi shì...... wǒ yě xiǎng bu qǐlái le.
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There's no 'hu'. Hunan is 'Xiang'. Hubei is...I can't think of it either.
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A:
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那河南河北呢？
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nà Hénán Héběi ne?
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Then what about Henan and Hebei?
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B:
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哎呀，你别问我了，我也不知道。
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āiyā, nǐ bié wèn wǒ le, wǒ yě bù zhīdào.
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Oh geez, stop asking me. I don't know myself.
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