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鎮海

简镇海 · 繁鎮海

Mandarin · pinyin Zhèn hǎi

see 鎮海區 Zhèn hǎi Qū

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海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
镇: zhèn · town, market place; suppress

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4–3 · Zhen4 hai3

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(～區) Zhenhai (a district of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China)
(～村) Jhenhai, Zhenhai (a rural village in Baisha, Penghu County, Taiwan)
(～區) Jinhae (a district of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)

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