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東京灣

简东京湾 · 繁東京灣

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng jīng Wān

Tokyo Bay
former name of 北部灣 Běi bù Wān, Gulf of Tonkin

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
京: jīng · capital city
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东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
湾: wān · bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream

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Tokyo Bay (a bay of Japan)
(dated in Mainland China, current in Taiwan) Gulf of Tonkin (a gulf in northern Vietnam)

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