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汾陽

简汾阳 · 繁汾陽

Mandarin · pinyin Fén yáng

see 汾陽市 Fén yáng Shì

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汾: fén · river in Shanxi province
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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2–2 · Fen2 yang2

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fan4 joeng4

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(～市) Fenyang (a county-level city of Lüliang, Shanxi, China)

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