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江海

Mandarin · pinyin Jiāng hǎi

see 江海區 Jiāng hǎi Qū

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime

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1–3 · Jiang1 hai3

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noun

river and ocean; the vastness of rivers and seas

name

(～區) Jianghai (a district of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China)

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