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江夏

Mandarin · pinyin Jiāng xià

see 江夏區 Jiāng xià Qū

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big

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1–4 · Jiang1 xia4

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(～郡) (historical) Jiangxia (an ancient commandery located in present-day eastern Hubei province that existed from the Han dynasty to the Tang dynasty)
(～縣) (historical) Jiangxia (a historical county that existed between 581 and 1911, located in present-day Wuhan, Hubei)
(～區) Jiangxia (a district of Wuhan, Hubei, China)

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