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東鄉

简东乡 · 繁東鄉

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng xiāng

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
鄉: Look up this written character
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
乡: xiāng · country; rural; village

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1–1 · Dong1 xiang1

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(～族) Dongxiang people
(～族自治縣) Dongxiang (an autonomous county of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China)
(～區, formerly ～縣) Dongxiang (a district and former county of Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China)

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