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滇東

简滇东 · 繁滇東

Mandarin · pinyin Diān dōng

east Yunnan

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滇: diān · Yunnan province
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1 · Dian1 dong1

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