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南華

简南华 · 繁南華

Mandarin · pinyin Nán huá

South China
see 南華縣 Nán huá Xiàn

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
華: Look up this written character
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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2–2 · Nan2 hua2

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naam4 waa2

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name

(literary) Zhuangzi (Chinese philosopher)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 南華經／南华经 (Nánhuájīng)
South China (made up of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau)
(sports) South China Athletic Association (a Hong Kong sports club best known for its football team)
(～縣) Nanhua (a county of Chuxiong prefecture, Yunnan, China)

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