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白沙縣

简白沙县 · 繁白沙縣

Mandarin · pinyin Bái shā Xiàn

see 白沙黎族自治縣 Bái shā Lí zú Zì zhì xiàn

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–1–4 · Bai2 sha1 Xian4

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baak6 saa1 jyun6

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