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丹東市

简丹东市 · 繁丹東市

Mandarin · pinyin Dān dōng Shì

Dandong, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省 Liáo níng Shěng

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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1–4 · Dan1 dong1 Shi4

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