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濟南

简济南 · 繁濟南

Mandarin · pinyin Jǐ nán

see 濟南市 Jǐ nán Shì

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
济: jì · help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross

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3–2 · Ji3 nan2

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zai2 naam4

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(～市) Jinan (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shandong, China)
(～洞) Jenam (a dong in Tokchon, South Pyongan Province, North Korea)

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