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江原道

Mandarin · pinyin Jiāng yuán dào

Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty
Kangwon province of North Korea
Gangwon province in northeast South Korea, capital Chuncheon 春川 Chūn chuān

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way

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1–2–4 · Jiang1 yuan2 dao4

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Gangwon (a province of Korea) — Gangwon Province (a province of South Korea)
Gangwon (a province of Korea) — Kangwon Province (a province of North Korea)

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