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東安

简东安 · 繁東安

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng ān

see 東安縣 Dōng ān Xiàn
see 東安區 Dōng ān Qū

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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(～縣) Dong'an (a county of Yongzhou, Hunan, China)
(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Dong'an (a town in Chengkou, Chongqing, China, formerly a township)
(～社區) Dong'an (a residential community in Qiaoying, Jimei district, Xiamen, Fujian, China)
(～縣) (historical) Dong'an (a historical county of Guangdong, China; now Yunfu, Guangdong)

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