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平壩

简平坝 · 繁平壩

Mandarin · pinyin Píng bà

see 平壩區 Píng bà Qū

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平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
壩: Look up this written character
坝: bà · embankment; dam

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2–4 · Ping2 ba4

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noun

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 坪壩 /坪坝 (píngbà, “plain; flatland”)

name

(～區, formerly ～縣) Pingba (a district of Anshun, Guizhou, China)

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