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洪澤湖

简洪泽湖 · 繁洪澤湖

Mandarin · pinyin Hóng zé Hú

Hongze Lake in Jiangsu province

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洪: hóng · vast, immense; flood, deluge
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湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
泽: zé · marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance

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2–2–2 · Hong2 ze2 Hu2

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Hongze Lake (a lake in Jiangsu, China), since the Tang.

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