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揭東

简揭东 · 繁揭東

Mandarin · pinyin Jiē dōng

see 揭東區 Jiē dōng Qū

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揭: jiē · raise, lift up; surname
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1 · Jie1 dong1

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name

(～區, formerly ～縣) Jiedong (a district, a former county of Jieyang, Guangdong, China)

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