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三江

Mandarin · pinyin Sān jiāng

see 三江侗族自治縣 Sān jiāng Dòng zú Zì zhì xiàn

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三: sān · three
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname

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1–1 · San1 jiang1

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(historical, literary) three rivers that supposedly flowed out of the lake of Pengli (彭蠡) according to Yu Gong of the Book of Documents, identified as various rivers in later ages
(～侗族自治縣, ～縣) Sanjiang (an autonomous county of Liuzhou, Guangxi autonomous region, China)
(～鎮, ～街道, ～鄉, ～村) Various Sanjiang towns, subdistricts, townships and villages in China.
(～鎮, ～街道, ～鄉, ～村) Various Sanjiang towns, subdistricts, townships and villages in China. — (～村) Sanjiang (a village in Lucheng, Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China)
the three main rivers of the Chaoshan region: Han, Rong and Lian

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