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東湖

简东湖 · 繁東湖

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng hú

see 東湖區 Dōng hú Qū

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–2 · Dong1 hu2

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name · Etymology 1

East Lake (a large lake in Wuhan, Hubei, China)
(～街道) Donghu (a subdistrict of Huangzhou district, Huanggang, Hubei, China)

name · Etymology 2

(～鎮) Donghu (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)
(～村) Donghu (a rural village in Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan)

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