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矽谷

Xī gǔ

2-character word

What 矽谷 means

1. Silicon Valley

The characters in 矽谷

• 矽xī(Taiwan) silicon (chemistry); Taiwan pr. xì
• 谷gǔgrain; corn

Sounds the same

Read Xī gǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 溪谷valley; gorge
• 硒鼓toner cartridge

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