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四川省

Mandarin · pinyin Sì chuān Shěng

Sichuan Province, capital Chengdu 成都市 Chéng dū Shì (short name 川 Chuān or 蜀 Shǔ)

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四: sì · four
川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
省: shěng · province; save, economize

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4–1–3 · Si4 chuan1 Sheng3

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