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冷水灘區

简冷水滩区 · 繁冷水灘區

Mandarin · pinyin Lěng shuǐ tān Qū

Lengshuitan, a district of Yongzhou City 永州市 Yǒng zhōu Shì, Hunan

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冷: lěng · cold, cool; lonely
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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滩: tān · bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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3–3–1–1 · Leng3 shui3 tan1 Qu1

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