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被称作
Traditional Chinese
被稱作
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
bèi chēng zuò
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
bei6 ching1 jok3
Short definition to be name
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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All available English definitions to be nameAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to be name
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
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昨天(zuó tiān) yesterday
(shì) is
历史(lì shǐ) history
明天(míng tiān) tomorrow
(shì) is
谜团(mèi tuán mí tuán) enigma
只有(zhǐ yǒu) only
今天是(jīntiānshì)
天赐的( tiān cì de) god-given
礼物(lǐ wù) gift
(nà nā nā) Na
就是(jiù shì) if
(tā) it (used for animals)
为什么(wèi shén me) for what reason?
被称作(bèi chēng zuò) to be name
当下(dāng xià) at once
(dedì) of
原因(yuán yīn) origin

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present".

香港(xiāng gǎng) Hong Kong
被称作(bèi chēng zuò) to be name
(dōng) landlord
(fāng) place
(zhī) him
(zhū) bead

Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.

瓜地马拉(guā dì mǎ lā) Guatemala
曾经(céng jīng) ever
被称作(bèi chēng zuò) to be name
香蕉(xiāng jiāo) banana
共和国(gòng hé guó) republic

Guatemala was once qualified as a banana republic.

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