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東方紅

简东方红 · 繁東方紅

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng fāng Hóng

The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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1–1–2 · Dong1 fang1 Hong2

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(～街道, formerly ～鎮) Dongfanghong (a subdistrict and former town in Yuelu district, Changsha, Hunan, China)
(～鄉) Dongfanghong (a township in Dongshan district, Hegang, Heilongjiang, China)

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