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天津

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān jīn

Tianjin municipality (short name 津 Jīn)

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
津: jīn · ferry; saliva; ford

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1–1 · Tian1 jin1

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tin1 zeon1

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(～市) Tianjin (a direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China)
the Milky Way
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 天津橋／天津桥
(Chinese astronomy) Celestial Ford (Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way; an asterism within the Girl constellation)
(～社區) Tianjin (a community in Yiyuan, Jiang'an district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

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