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東交民巷

简东交民巷 · 繁東交民巷

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng Jiāo mín Xiàng

East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861–1959

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
巷: xiàng · alley, lane
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1–2–4 · Dong1 Jiao1 min2 Xiang4

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