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Mandarin · pinyin jiāng yuán#

river source

Mandarin · pinyin Jiāng yuán#

see 江源區 Jiāng yuán Qū

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname

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1–2 · jiang1 yuan2

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(～村) Jiangyuan (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

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