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建始縣

简建始县 · 繁建始縣

Mandarin · pinyin Jiàn shǐ Xiàn

Jianshi, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu, Hubei

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建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
始: shǐ · begin, start; then, only then
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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4–3–4 · Jian4 shi3 Xian4

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