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山東省

简山东省 · 繁山東省

Mandarin · pinyin Shān dōng Shěng

Shandong Province, capital Jinan 濟南市 Jǐ nán Shì (short name 魯 Lǔ)

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
省: shěng · province; save, economize
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1–3 · Shan1 dong1 Sheng3

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