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翼城

Mandarin · pinyin Yì chéng

see 翼城縣 Yì chéng Xiàn

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翼: yì · wings; fins on fish; shelter; 27th lunar mansion, determinative star α Crateris (Alkes)
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality

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4–2 · Yi4 cheng2

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(～縣) Yicheng (a county of Linfen, Shanxi, China)

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