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    Rangoon is the old English name for the big city in Myanmar (Burma) that English now usually calls Yangon. The city did not move; only the name in official English changed.

    RangoonRangoon is the old English name for the big city in Myanmar (Burma)是英文裡緬甸(Burma)那座大城市的舊名 that English now usually calls Yangon現在英文通常叫它Yangon The city did not move這座城市沒有搬家 only the name in official English changed只是官方英文裡的名字變了

    The British wrote down a Rakhine way of saying the Burmese name, and that spelling stuck for a long time. Older books, war stories, and some maps still say Rangoon, and older speakers may still use it.

    The British wrote down a Rakhine way of saying the Burmese name英國人把緬甸語名字的一種若開邦(Rakhine)唸法寫了下來 and that spelling stuck for a long time這個拼法就這樣沿用了很久 Older books, war stories, and some maps still say Rangoon比較舊的書、戰爭故事和一些地圖還是寫Rangoon and older speakers may still use it年紀比較大的人也可能還在用這個講法

    Yangon was the capital for many years; Myanmar later built a new capital inland, but Yangon is still the largest city.

    Yangon was the capital for many yearsYangon當了很多年的首都 Myanmar later built a new capital inland緬甸後來在內陸蓋了一座新首都 but Yangon is still the largest city但Yangon還是最大的城市

    Though actually, in Taiwan people often still say 仰光 for this same place, even when the English on the page is Yangon. If you are writing English now, Yangon is the name to use; Rangoon tells you you are reading an older voice.

    Though actually不過其實 in Taiwan people often still say 仰光 for this same place在台灣,大家常常還是說「仰光」 even when the English on the page is Yangon就算文章裡的英文寫的是Yangon If you are writing English now如果你現在要寫英文 Yangon is the name to useYangon才是該用的名字 Rangoon tells you you are reading an older voice看到Rangoon就代表你讀到的是比較舊的說法

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組成From the Rakhine-dialect pronunciation of the Burmese name ရန်ကုန် (rankun), which English wrote down as Rangoon.

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  • crab rangoonan American Chinese dumpling named after this city

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Rangoonname/ɹæŋˈɡuːn/

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    historicalYangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006.

rangoonnoun

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    cookingfoodlifestyleA deep-fried dumpling in American Asian cuisine, stuffed with a specified ingredient (typically crab).

    • Instead he orders beef vindaloo, Cantonese lobster with ginger sauce, pork rangoon, and something called salad pizza. He pays for it, eats it, and leaves the cartons in his living room, every inch of which is piled with books.
    • "I wanted to scream, Why don't you just take the damn thing out of there and ask me to marry you? But, nothing. The man just sat there and then looked down and finished eating his fucking chicken Rangoon."

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。