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皇城

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng chéng

Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center

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皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality

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2–2 · Huang2 cheng2

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noun

imperial city

name

(～鄉, ～蒙古族鄉) Huangcheng (an ethnic township in Menyuan, Haibei prefecture, Qinghai, China)

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