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仰光

Yǎngguāng
noun #29,232

Meanings

  1. 1 Yangon (Rangoon)
  2. 2 former capital city of Myanmar

Examples

仰光是缅甸最大的城市。
Yǎngguāng shì Miǎndiàn zuì dà de chéngshì.
Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar.
他上个月去仰光出差了。
Tā shàng gè yuè qù Yǎngguāng chūchāi le.
He went to Yangon on a business trip last month.

Tips

culture
仰光 served as Myanmar's capital until 2006, when the government moved the capital to the purpose-built city of Naypyidaw (内比都). It remains the country's largest city and commercial hub.

In Pop Culture

仰光 Yǎngguāng
Yangon — setting for numerous novels and films about Southeast Asia, including scenes in the James Bond film 'The World Is Not Enough'.
city / former capital of Myanmar

Stroke Order

仰 yǎng
光 guāng