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尋甸

简寻甸 · 繁尋甸

Mandarin · pinyin Xún diàn

see 尋甸回族彝族自治縣 Xún diàn Huí zú Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn

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尋: Look up this written character
甸: diàn · suburbs of capital; govern; crops
寻: xún · seek, search, look for; ancient

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2–4 · Xun2 dian4

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(～回族彝族自治縣, ～縣) Xundian (an autonomous county of Kunming, Yunnan, China)

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