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西寧

简西宁 · 繁西寧

Mandarin · pinyin Xī níng

see 西寧市 Xī níng Shì

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
寧: Look up this written character
宁: níng · calm, peaceful, serene; healthy

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1–2 · Xi1 ning2

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sai1 ning4

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(～市) Xining (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Qinghai, China)
(～省) Tây Ninh (a province of Vietnam)
(～市) Tây Ninh (a city in Vietnam)
(historical) (～縣) Xining (a former county of Guangdong, China; now Yunan, Guangdong)

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