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Mandarin · pinyin Lán cāng

see 瀾滄拉祜族自治縣 Lán cāng Lā hù zú Zì zhì xiàn

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澜: lán · overflowing; waves, ripples
沧: cāng · blue, dark green; cold

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2–1 · Lan2 cang1

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(～王國) (historical) Alternative name for 南掌 (Nánzhǎng, “Lan Xang Kingdom”).
(～拉祜族自治縣, ～縣) Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (an autonomous county of Pu'er, Yunnan, China)

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