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丹寨縣

简丹寨县 · 繁丹寨縣

Mandarin · pinyin Dān zhài Xiàn

Danzhai, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州 Qián dōng nán Miáo zú Dòng zú Zì zhì zhōu, Guizhou

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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
寨: zhài · stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–4–4 · Dan1 zhai4 Xian4

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