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海西

Mandarin · pinyin Hǎi xī

see 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 Hǎi xī Měng gǔ zú Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146

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name · Etymology 1

(～蒙古族藏族自治州, ～州) Haixi (an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China)

name · Etymology 2

Haeso (the area corresponding to present-day North Hwanghae and South Hwanghae provinces)

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