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大名縣

简大名县 · 繁大名縣

Mandarin · pinyin Dà míng Xiàn

Daming, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市 Hán dān Shì, Hebei

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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4–2–4 · Da4 ming2 Xian4

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