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沙灣

简沙湾 · 繁沙灣

Mandarin · pinyin Shā wān

see 沙灣區 Shā wān Qū
see 沙灣市 Shā wān Shì

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
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湾: wān · bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream

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1–1 · Sha1 wan1

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(～市, formerly ～縣) Shawan (a county-level city and former county of Tacheng prefecture, Ili prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～區) Shawan (a district of Leshan, Sichuan, China)
(～街道, formerly ～鎮) Shawan (a subdistrict and former town in Panyu district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
Sandy Bay (a bay in Pok Fu Lam, Southern district, Hong Kong)

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