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九江

Mandarin · pinyin Jiǔ jiāng

see 九江市 Jiǔ jiāng Shì

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九: jiǔ · nine
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname

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3–1 · Jiu3 jiang1

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(～市) Jiujiang (a prefecture-level city in northwest Jiangxi, China)
(～縣) Jiujiang County (a county under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang city)
(～鎮) Jiujiang (a town in Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong, China)
(archaic) Jiujiang Commandery (in present day Shou County)

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