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廣州市

简广州市 · 繁廣州市

Mandarin · pinyin Guǎng zhōu Shì

Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province 廣東省 Guǎng dōng Shěng

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州: zhōu · administrative division, state
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
广: guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53

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3–1–4 · Guang3 zhou1 Shi4

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