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三重

Mandarin · pinyin sān chóng#

treble

Mandarin · pinyin Sān chóng#

Sanchong, a district of New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi Shì, Taiwan
Mie (prefecture in Japan)

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三: sān · three
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double

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1–2 · san1 chong2

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adj · Etymology 1

triple; triplicate

name · Etymology 2

(～區, formerly ～市, ～鎮) Sanchong (a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan)

name · Etymology 3

(～縣) Mie (a prefecture of Japan)

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