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廣南

简广南 · 繁廣南

Mandarin · pinyin Guǎng nán

see 廣南縣 Guǎng nán Xiàn

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
广: guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53

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3–2 · Guang3 nan2

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(～縣) Guangnan (a county of Wenshan prefecture, Yunnan, China)
(～省) Quảng Nam (a former province of Vietnam) (abolished in 2025)
(～國) (historical) Đàng Trong (territory ruled by the Nguyễn lords)
(historical) (～路) Guangnan (a short-lived circuit in the early Song dynasty, which corresponded to the territory of Southern Han territory after it was annexed by Song in 971 CE, and was split into Guangnan East and Guangnan West circuits in 997 CE)

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