東鄉

简 东乡 · 繁 東鄉
Mandarin · pinyin Dōng xiāng

Meanings

  1. Dongxiang ethnic group
  2. see 東鄉族自治縣 Dōng xiāng zú Zì zhì xiàn
  3. see 東鄉區 Dōng xiāng Qū
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東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
鄉
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东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
乡
xiāng · country; rural; village
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  1. (~族) Dongxiang people
  2. (~族自治縣) Dongxiang (an autonomous county of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China)
  3. (~區, formerly ~縣) Dongxiang (a district and former county of Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China)

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東鄉 · Dong1 xiang1
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Exact source record東鄉 东乡 [Dong1 xiang1] /Dongxiang ethnic group/see 東鄉族自治縣|东乡族自治县[Dong1 xiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]/see 東鄉區|东乡区[Dong1 xiang1 Qu1]/