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沅陵縣

简沅陵县 · 繁沅陵縣

Mandarin · pinyin Yuán líng Xiàn

Yuanling, a county in Huaihua City 懷化市 Huái huà Shì, Hunan

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沅: yuán · name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake
陵: líng · hill, mound; mausoleum
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–2–4 · Yuan2 ling2 Xian4

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