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台東

简台东 · 繁台東

Mandarin · pinyin Tái dōng

Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan

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台: tái · platform; unit; term of address
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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2–1 · Tai2 dong1

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name · Etymology 2

(～區) Taitō (a special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

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