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南縣

简南县 · 繁南縣

Mandarin · pinyin Nán Xiàn

Nan County or Nanxian, a county in Yiyang City 益陽市 Yì yáng Shì, Hunan

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–4 · Nan2 Xian4

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Nan County, Nanxian (a county of Yiyang, Hunan, China)

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