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尋甸縣

简寻甸县 · 繁尋甸縣

Mandarin · pinyin Xún diàn Xiàn

see 尋甸回族彝族自治縣 Xún diàn Huí zú Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn

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尋: Look up this written character
甸: diàn · suburbs of capital; govern; crops
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寻: xún · seek, search, look for; ancient
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–4–4 · Xun2 dian4 Xian4

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