圣安东尼奥

聖安東尼奧
Shèng'āndōngní'ào
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Meanings

  1. 1 San Antonio (city in Texas, USA)
  2. 2 home of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs (圣安东尼奥马刺队)

Examples

Shèng'āndōngní'ào shì Dékèsàsī Zhōu de dì èr dà chéngshì.
San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas.
Shèng'āndōngní'ào Mǎcì Duì céng wǔ cì duódé NBA zǒng guànjūn.
The San Antonio Spurs have won the NBA championship five times.

Tips

culture
Best known to Chinese audiences through the NBA: the San Antonio Spurs ( 'spurs/horse-prick team') were a powerhouse from the Tim Duncan era through Kawhi Leonard, with five titles between 1999 and 2014. The city itself is also famous for the Alamo (阿拉莫) and the River Walk (河滨).
memory
(saint) + 安东尼 (Anthony, Italian-style spelling — /An, /Don, /-ni) + (-o). Standard ecclesiastical-Chinese rule: always opens 'Saint X' place names (圣保罗 São Paulo, 圣地亚哥 Santiago, 弗朗西斯 San Francisco).

Stroke Order

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