| 圣地牙哥 |
Shèng dì yá gē |
(Tw) San Diego, California / Santiago, capital of Chile |
| 圣 |
kū |
to dig |
| 圣 |
shèng |
old variant of 圣 |
| 圣 |
shèng |
(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy; sacred |
| 圣地 |
shèng dì |
holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 牙 |
yá |
tooth / ivory / CL:颗 |
| 哥 |
gē |
elder brother |