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桃園

简桃园 · 繁桃園

Mandarin · pinyin Táo yuán

Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan

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桃: táo · peach; marriage; surname
園: yuán · garden; park, orchard
园: yuán · garden; park, orchard

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2–2 · Tao2 yuan2

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tou4 jyun4

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noun · Etymology 1

peach garden

name · Etymology 2

(～市, formerly ～縣) Taoyuan (a city in northwestern Taiwan, formerly a county)
(～區, formerly ～市) Taoyuan (a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan, formerly a county-administered city)

noun · Etymology 3

(alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of 桃源 (táoyuán).

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