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潯陽

简浔阳 · 繁潯陽

Mandarin · pinyin Xún yáng

see 潯陽區 Xún yáng Qū

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
浔: xún · steep bank by stream; jiujiang
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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2–2 · Xun2 yang2

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(～江) Xunyang River (section of Yangtze River north of Jiujiang)
(尋陽縣) Xunyang County (county in Hubei during the Western Han Dynasty)
(～縣) Xunyang County (county in Jiangxi during the Tang Dynasty)
(～郡) Xunyang Prefecture (prefecture in Jiangxi during the Tang Dynasty)
(～道) Xunyang Circuit (circuit in Jiangxi during 1914–1927)
(～區) Xunyang District (a district of Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China)

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