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吳起縣

简吴起县 · 繁吳起縣

Mandarin · pinyin Wú qǐ Xiàn

Wuqi, a county in Yan'an City 延安市 Yán ān Shì, Shaanxi

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吳: Look up this written character
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
縣: Look up this written character
吴: wú · name of warring state; surname
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–3–4 · Wu2 qi3 Xian4

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ng4 hei2 jyun6

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