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鎮沅

简镇沅 · 繁鎮沅

Mandarin · pinyin Zhèn yuán

see 鎮沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治縣 Zhèn yuán Yí zú Hā ní zú Lā hù zú Zì zhì xiàn

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沅: yuán · name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake
镇: zhèn · town, market place; suppress

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4–2 · Zhen4 yuan2

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