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向陽

简向阳 · 繁向陽

Mandarin · pinyin xiàng yáng#

facing the sun
exposed to the sun

Mandarin · pinyin Xiàng yáng#

see 向陽區 Xiàng yáng Qū

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向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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4–2 · xiang4 yang2

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verb

to be exposed to the sun; to face the sun; to have a sunny exposure

name

(～山) Xiangyang Mountain (a mountain in Taiwan)
(～區) (historical) Xiangyang District (a former name of Siming District (思明區) in Xiamen, Fujian, China, during the Cultural Revolution)
(～村) Xiangyang (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

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