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城步苗族自治縣

简城步苗族自治县 · 繁城步苗族自治縣

Mandarin · pinyin Chéng bù Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn

Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, in Shaoyang City 邵陽市 Shào yáng Shì, Hunan

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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
苗: miáo · sprouts; Miao nationality
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–4–2–2–4–4–4 · Cheng2 bu4 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4

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