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并

Mandarin · pinyin Bīng

short name for Taiyuan 太原 Tài yuán

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并: bìng · combine, annex; also, what's more

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1 · Bing1

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bing1 · bing3 · bing6 · ping3

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(～州) (geography) Bing Province (province in ancient China)
synonym of 太原 (Tàiyuán, “Taiyuan City”)

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