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鐵東

简铁东 · 繁鐵東

Mandarin · pinyin Tiě dōng

see 鐵東區 Tiě dōng Qū

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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3–1 · Tie3 dong1

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tit3 dung1

Cantonese word readings for 鐵東. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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