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福建省

Mandarin · pinyin Fú jiàn Shěng

Fujian Province, capital Fuzhou 福州市 Fú zhōu Shì (short name 閩 Mǐn)

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福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
省: shěng · province; save, economize

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2–4–3 · Fu2 jian4 Sheng3

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