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越城

Mandarin · pinyin Yuè chéng

see 越城區 Yuè chéng Qū

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越: yuè · exceed, go beyond; the more ...
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality

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4–2 · Yue4 cheng2

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(～區) "Yue City District", the downtown area of Shaoxing municipality corresponding to the former Yue and imperial Chinese city of Kuaiji.
(historical) former name of 南京 (Nánjīng), Nanjing (city in Jiangsu, China).

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