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東莞

简东莞 · 繁東莞

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng guǎn

see 東莞市 Dōng guǎn Shì

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
莞: guǎn · smiling; a kind of aquatic herb, clubrush, Scirpus lacustris
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–3 · Dong1 guan3

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dung1 gun2

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(～市) Dongguan (a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China)
(～郡) (historical) Dongguan Commandery (an ancient commandery in modern Shandong, China)
(～鎮) Dongguan (a town in Ju County, Rizhao, Shandong, China)

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