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兩河

简两河 · 繁兩河

Mandarin · pinyin Liǎng hé

the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period)
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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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3–2 · Liang3 he2

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loeng5 ho4

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(～鎮) Lianghe (a town in Dangyang, Yichang, Hubei, China)
(～村) Lianghe (a village in Wulipu, Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
(～村) Lianghe (a village in Sanhe, Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)
the Two Rivers (the rivers Tigris and Euphrates in Western Asia)

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