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賀蘭

简贺兰 · 繁賀蘭

Mandarin · pinyin Hè lán

see 賀蘭縣 Hè lán Xiàn

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贺: hè · congratulate; send present
兰: lán · orchid; elegant, graceful

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name · Etymology 1

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 賀蘭山／贺兰山 (Hèlán Shān)
(～縣) Helan County (a county of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China)
a Chinese compound surname

name · Etymology 2

(obsolete) the Netherlands

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