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南岸

Mandarin · pinyin Nán àn

see 南岸區 Nán àn Qū

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
岸: àn · bank, shore; beach, coast

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2–4 · Nan2 an4

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noun

south coast; south bank; south shore

name

(～區) Nan'an (a district of Chongqing, China)

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