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渝水

Mandarin · pinyin Yú shuǐ

old name of the Jialing River 嘉陵江 Jiā líng Jiāng in Sichuan and Chongqing
see 渝水區 Yú shuǐ Qū

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渝: yú · change; chongqing
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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2–3 · Yu2 shui3

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jyu4 seoi2

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