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順化

简顺化 · 繁順化

Mandarin · pinyin Shùn huà

Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province

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化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
顺: shùn · obey, submit to, go along with

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4–4 · Shun4 hua4

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(～市) Hue (a large city in Central Vietnam)
(～市) (historical) Hue (a city in Thừa Thiên Huế province, central Vietnam)

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