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東阿

简东阿 · 繁東阿

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng ē

see 東阿縣 Dōng ē Xiàn

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1 · Dong1 e1

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name

(～縣) Dong'e County (a county of Liaocheng, Shandong, China)
(Vietnamese Classical Chinese) Trần dynasty (1225–1400)

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