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曲水縣

简曲水县 · 繁曲水縣

Mandarin · pinyin Qǔ shuǐ Xiàn

Qüxü, a county in Lhasa City 拉薩市 Lā sà Shì, Tibet

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曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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3–3–4 · Qu3 shui3 Xian4

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