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沅江

Mandarin · pinyin Yuán Jiāng#

Yuan River, one of the largest rivers in Hunan

Mandarin · pinyin Yuán jiāng#

see 沅江市 Yuán jiāng Shì

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沅: yuán · name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname

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Yuan River (The Yuan River of Hunan in China)
(～市) Yuanjiang (a county-level city of Yiyang, Hunan, China)

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