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蘇杭

简苏杭 · 繁蘇杭

Mandarin · pinyin Sū Háng

Suzhou 蘇州 Sū zhōu and Hangzhou 杭州 Háng zhōu

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杭: háng · cross stream; navigate
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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Suhang (abbreviation for the region encompassing the eastern Chinese cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou)

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