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杏林區

简杏林区 · 繁杏林區

Mandarin · pinyin Xìng lín Qū

Xinglin District of Xiamen city 廈門市 Xià mén shì (renamed Haicang District 海滄區 Hǎi cāng Qū in 2003)

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杏: xìng · apricot; almond
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
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区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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4–2–1 · Xing4 lin2 Qu1

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