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崑山

简昆山 · 繁崑山

Mandarin · pinyin Kūn shān

see 崑山市 Kūn shān Shì

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
昆: kūn · elder brother; descendants

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(～市, formerly ～縣) Kunshan (a county-level city, a former county of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 崑崙山／昆仑山 (Kūnlún Shān, “Kunlun Mountains”)
(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 馬鞍山／马鞍山 (Mǎ'ānshān, “Ma'an Mountain, Kunshan”).

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