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港深

Mandarin · pinyin Gǎng Shēn

abbr. for Hong Kong 香港 Xiāng gǎng and Shenzhen 深圳 Shēn zhèn

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港: gǎng · port, harbor; small stream; bay
深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme

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