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乃東

简乃东 · 繁乃東

Mandarin · pinyin Nǎi dōng

see 乃東區 Nǎi dōng Qū

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乃: nǎi · then; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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3–1 · Nai3 dong1

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naai5 dung1

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name

(～區) Nêdong (a district of Shannan, Tibet Autonomous Region, China)

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