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山丹縣

简山丹县 · 繁山丹縣

Mandarin · pinyin Shān dān Xiàn

Shandan, a county in Zhangye City 張掖市 Zhāng yè Shì, Gansu

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–1–4 · Shan1 dan1 Xian4

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