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武威市

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ wēi Shì

Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省 Gān sù Shěng

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武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
威: wēi · pomp, power; powerful; dominate
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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3–1–4 · Wu3 wei1 Shi4

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