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瓊州

简琼州 · 繁瓊州

Mandarin · pinyin Qióng zhōu

Qiongzhou, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島 Hǎi nán Dǎo

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州: zhōu · administrative division, state
琼: qióng · jade; rare, precious; elegant; (Cant.) to coagulate

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2–1 · Qiong2 zhou1

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(historical) Qiong Prefecture, a former division of Guangdong covering Hainan Island; (literary) Hainan itself.
(historical) Qiongzhou, the prefectural seat, now Qiongshan District in Haikou, Hainan.

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