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安化縣

简安化县 · 繁安化縣

Mandarin · pinyin Ān huà Xiàn

Anhua, a county in Yiyang City 益陽市 Yì yáng Shì, Hunan

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–4–4 · An1 hua4 Xian4

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