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淡水

Mandarin · pinyin dàn shuǐ#

freshwater

Mandarin · pinyin Dàn shuǐ#

Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì, Taiwan

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淡: dàn · weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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4–3 · dan4 shui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daam6 seoi2 · taam5 seoi2

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noun

fresh water; potable water; drinking water

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(～區, formerly ～鎮) Tamsui (a sea-side district in New Taipei City, Taiwan)
(～街道, formerly ～鎮) Dansui (a subdistrict of Huiyang district, Huizhou, Guangdong)
(～河) Tamsui (a river in northern Taiwan)

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