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中央省

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng yāng Shěng

Töv Province (Töv Aimag) of Mongolia
Central Province (the name of provinces in various nations)

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
央: yāng · center, conclude, run out; beg
省: shěng · province; save, economize

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1–1–3 · Zhong1 yang1 Sheng3

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