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南膠河

简南胶河 · 繁南膠河

Mandarin · pinyin Nán jiāo Hé

Nanjiao River (Shandong province, flows into Qingdao harbor)

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
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河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
胶: jiāo · glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone

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2–1–2 · Nan2 jiao1 He2

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