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南投縣

简南投县 · 繁南投縣

Mandarin · pinyin Nán tóu Xiàn

Nantou 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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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–2–4 · Nan2 tou2 Xian4

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