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少數民族鄉

简少数民族乡 · 繁少數民族鄉

Mandarin · pinyin shǎo shù mín zú xiāng

ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)

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少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
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数: shù · number; several, count; fate
乡: xiāng · country; rural; village

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3–4–2–2–1 · shao3 shu4 min2 zu2 xiang1

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