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嶺南

简岭南 · 繁嶺南

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐng nán

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ling5 naam4

Cantonese word readings for 嶺南. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ling5 naam4

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

Lingnan (a geographic region of China south of the Nanling Mountains, covering the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan as well as modern northern Vietnam)
Yeongnam (a geographic region equivalent to modern southeastern South Korea, synonymous with Gyeongsang Province, one of the traditional Eight Provinces of Korea)