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關東

简关东 · 繁關東

Mandarin · pinyin Guān dōng

Northeast China
Manchuria
lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關 Shān hǎi guān
Kantō region of Japan

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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the area to the east of Shanhaiguan
(historical) the area to the east of Hangu Pass
(historical) a nickname for Luoyang (during the Tang Dynasty)
(～地方) Kantō (a region of Japan)
(～州) Kwantung Leased Territory
Gwandong (the area corresponding to present-day Gangwon Province)

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