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三峽
简 三峡 · 繁 三峽Mandarin · pinyin Sān xiá
Meanings
- Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽 Qú táng Xiá, Wuxia Gorge 巫峽 Wū Xiá and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽 Xī líng Xiá
- Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì, Taiwan
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name · Etymology 1
- Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
name · Etymology 2
- (～區, formerly ～鎮) Sanxia (a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan)
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