咸鏡

简 咸镜 · 繁 咸鏡
Mandarin · pinyin Xián jìng

Meanings

  1. Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道 Xián jìng běi dào and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道 Xián jìng nán dào of North Korea
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咸
xián · together; all, completely; united; hexagram ䷞
鏡
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镜
jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses
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  1. (~道) (historical) Hamgyong Province (former province of Korea)

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Exact source record咸鏡 咸镜 [Xian2 jing4] /Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea/