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澄海

Mandarin · pinyin Chéng Hǎi#

Sea of Serenity (Mare Serenitatis, on the moon)

Mandarin · pinyin Chéng hǎi#

see 澄海區 Chéng hǎi Qū

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澄: chéng · purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime

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2–3 · Cheng2 Hai3

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(～區, formerly ～縣, ～市) Chenghai (a district, former county, and former county-level city of Shantou, Guangdong, China)
Mare Serenitatis (lunar mare)

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