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牡丹區

简牡丹区 · 繁牡丹區

Mandarin · pinyin Mǔ dan Qū

Mudan, a district of Heze City 菏澤市 Hé zé Shì, Shandong

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牡: mǔ · male of animals; bolt of door
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
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区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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3–5–1 · Mu3 dan5 Qu1

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