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南京

Mandarin · pinyin Nán jīng

see 南京市 Nán jīng Shì
Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949)

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
京: jīng · capital city

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2–1 · Nan2 jing1

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naam4 ging1

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(～市) Nanjing (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China)
(historical) Nanjing (a former city in southwestern Xicheng district, Beijing, China, a capital of the Liao Dynasty)

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