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沁源縣

简沁源县 · 繁沁源縣

Mandarin · pinyin Qìn yuán Xiàn

Qinyuan, a county in Changzhi City 長治市 Cháng zhì Shì, Shanxi

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沁: qìn · soak into, seep in, percolate
源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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4–2–4 · Qin4 yuan2 Xian4

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