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簡陽市

简简阳市 · 繁簡陽市

Mandarin · pinyin Jiǎn yáng Shì

Jianyang, a county-level city in Chengdu City 成都市 Chéng dū Shì, Sichuan

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
简: jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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3–2–4 · Jian3 yang2 Shi4

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