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湖口縣

简湖口县 · 繁湖口縣

Mandarin · pinyin Hú kǒu Xiàn

Hukou, a county in Jiujiang City 九江市 Jiǔ jiāng Shì, Jiangxi

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湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–3–4 · Hu2 kou3 Xian4

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