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潮陽區

简潮阳区 · 繁潮陽區

Mandarin · pinyin Cháo yáng Qū

Chaoyang, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市 Shàn tóu Shì, Guangdong

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潮: cháo · tide; moist, wet, damp; flow
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
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阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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2–2–1 · Chao2 yang2 Qu1

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