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板門店

简板门店 · 繁板門店

Mandarin · pinyin Bǎn mén diàn

Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone

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板: bǎn · plank, board; iron or tin plate
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
店: diàn · shop, store; inn, hotel
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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3–2–4 · Ban3 men2 dian4

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Panmunjom (a now uninhabited hamlet, in the centre of the Korean Demilitarised Zone, where the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed)

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