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省轄市

简省辖市 · 繁省轄市

Mandarin · pinyin shěng xiá shì

provincial city

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省: shěng · province; save, economize
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市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
辖: xiá · linchpin of wheel; control

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3–2–4 · sheng3 xia2 shi4

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noun

(Taiwan, government) provincial city (an administrative division of Taiwan)

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