台東縣

简 台东县 · 繁 台東縣
Mandarin · pinyin Tái dōng Xiàn

Meanings

  1. Taitung County in southeast Taiwan
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台
tái · platform; unit; term of address
東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
縣
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东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
县
xiàn · county, district, subdivision
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2–1–4 · Tai2 dong1 Xian4

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