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五臺縣

简五台县 · 繁五臺縣

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ tái Xiàn

Wutai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市 Xīn zhōu Shì, Shanxi

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五: wǔ · five; surname
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縣: Look up this written character
台: tái · platform; unit; term of address
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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3–2–4 · Wu3 tai2 Xian4

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