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南投

Mandarin · pinyin Nán tóu

Nantou city and county in central Taiwan

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
投: tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump

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2–2 · Nan2 tou2

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(～縣) Nantou (a county in central Taiwan)
(～市) Nantou (a city in and the administrative seat of Nantou County, Taiwan)

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