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香港

Mandarin · pinyin Xiāng gǎng

Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (short name 港 Gǎng)

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香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
港: gǎng · port, harbor; small stream; bay

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1–3 · Xiang1 gang3

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hoeng1 gong2

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(～特別行政區) Hong Kong (a city and special administrative region in southeastern China)
(～島) Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island (an island of Hong Kong, China)
(～村) (historical) Hong Kong (a former village on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China)

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