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咸鏡道

简咸镜道 · 繁咸鏡道

Mandarin · pinyin Xián jìng Dào

Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty 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 ䷞
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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses

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2–4–4 · Xian2 jing4 Dao4

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