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海陽

简海阳 · 繁海陽

Mandarin · pinyin Hǎi yáng

see 海陽市 Hǎi yáng Shì

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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3–2 · Hai3 yang2

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(～市) Haiyang (a county-level city of Yantai, Shandong, China)
(～縣) Haiyang (a former county of Guangdong, China; modern Chao'an)
(～省) Hải Dương (a former province of Vietnam) (abolished in 2025)
(～市) Hải Dương (a city in Vietnam)

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