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建甌

简建瓯 · 繁建甌

Mandarin · pinyin Jiàn ōu

see 建甌市 Jiàn ōu Shì

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建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
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瓯: ōu · bowl, cup; small tray

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4–1 · Jian4 ou1

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(～市) Jian'ou (a county-level city of Nanping, Fujian, China)

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