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湖南省

Mandarin · pinyin Hú nán Shěng

Hunan Province, capital Changsha 長沙市 Cháng shā Shì (short name 湘 Xiāng)

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湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
省: shěng · province; save, economize

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2–2–3 · Hu2 nan2 Sheng3

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