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廣東省

简广东省 · 繁廣東省

Mandarin · pinyin Guǎng dōng Shěng

Guangdong Province, capital Guangzhou 廣州市 Guǎng zhōu Shì (short name 粵 Yuè)

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廣: Look up this written character
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
省: shěng · province; save, economize
广: guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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3–1–3 · Guang3 dong1 Sheng3

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