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江蘇

简江苏 · 繁江蘇

Mandarin · pinyin Jiāng sū

see 江蘇省 Jiāng sū Shěng

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
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苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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1–1 · Jiang1 su1

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gong1 sou1

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(～省) Jiangsu (a province of China, northeast of the mouth of the Yangtze River)

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