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文水縣

简文水县 · 繁文水縣

Mandarin · pinyin Wén shuǐ Xiàn

Wenshui, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市 Lǚ liáng Shì, Shanxi

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–3–4 · Wen2 shui3 Xian4

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