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棲霞

简栖霞 · 繁棲霞

Mandarin · pinyin Qī xiá

see 棲霞市 Qī xiá Shì
see 棲霞區 Qī xiá Qū

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霞: xiá · rosy clouds
栖: qī · perch; roost; stay

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(～市) Qixia (a county-level city of Yantai, Shandong, China)
(～區) Qixia (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)

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