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雲南

简云南 · 繁雲南

Mandarin · pinyin Yún nán

see 雲南省 Yún nán Shěng

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雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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2–2 · Yun2 nan2

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wan4 naam4

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name · Etymology 1

(～省) Yunnan (a province in southwestern China, bordering Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Vietnam)
(～縣) (historical) Yunnan (a former county of Yunnan province, China; now Xiangyun county, Yunnan)

name · Etymology 2

(～市) Unnan (a city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan)

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