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南陽

简南阳 · 繁南陽

Mandarin · pinyin Nán yáng

see 南陽市 Nán yáng Shì

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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2–2 · Nan2 yang2

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(～市) Nanyang (a city in Henan, China)
(historical) Nanyang Commandery
(～市) Nan'yō (a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)
(～鎮) Nanyang (a town in Xingshan, Yichang, Hubei, China)
(～勞動者區) Namyang (a worker's district in Onsong, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea)

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