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城陽區

简城阳区 · 繁城陽區

Mandarin · pinyin Chéng yáng Qū

Chengyang, a district of Qingdao City 青島市 Qīng dǎo Shì, Shandong

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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
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阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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2–2–1 · Cheng2 yang2 Qu1

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