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太原市

Mandarin · pinyin Tài yuán Shì

Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi Province 山西省 Shān xī Shěng

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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4–2–4 · Tai4 yuan2 Shi4

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