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義安

简义安 · 繁義安

Mandarin · pinyin Yì ān

see 義安區 Yì ān Qū

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
义: yì · right conduct, righteousness

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(～區) Yi'an (a district of Tongling, Anhui, China)
(～省) alternative form of 乂安 (yì'ān); Nghệ An (a province of Vietnam)
(～郡) (history) Yi'an (an ancient commandery of China that existed between 413 and 590 CE, whose territory covered much of modern-day eastern and northeastern Guangdong)

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