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湖南

Mandarin · pinyin Hú nán

see 湖南省 Hú nán Shěng

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湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
南: nán · south; southern part; southward

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2–2 · Hu2 nan2

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wu4 naam4

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(～省) Hunan (a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting)
(～市) Konan (a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan)
(～地方) Honam (a region of South Korea)

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