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恩施土家族苗族自治州

Mandarin · pinyin Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hubei Province 湖北省 Hú běi Shěng

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恩: ēn · kindness, mercy, charity
施: shī · grant, bestow; give; act; name
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
苗: miáo · sprouts; Miao nationality
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
州: zhōu · administrative division, state

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1–1–3–1–2–2–2–4–4–1 · En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1

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Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (an autonomous prefecture of Hubei, China)

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