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松江

Mandarin · pinyin Sōng jiāng

Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai

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松: sōng · pine tree; fir tree
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname

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1–1 · Song1 jiang1

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name · Etymology 1

(～區, formerly ～縣) Songjiang (a district and former county of Shanghai and Jiangsu, China)
(～府) (historical) Songjiang (a historical commandery of Jiangsu, China, whose capital was Huating (華亭／华亭) county, or present-day Songjiang district, Shanghai)
(historical) Wusong River
Various minor towns and villages named Songjiang in China.
(historical) (～省) Songjiang (a former province of China, now incorporated into Heilongjiang)

name · Etymology 2

(～市) Matsue (the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan)

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