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梅縣

简梅县 · 繁梅縣

Mandarin · pinyin Méi xiàn

see 梅縣區 Méi xiàn Qū

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梅: méi · plums; prunes; surname
縣: Look up this written character
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–4 · Mei2 xian4

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mui4 jyun2

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name

Mei County, Meixian (a former county of Guangdong, China)
(～區) Meixian (a district of Meizhou, Guangdong, China)

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