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臨夏

简临夏 · 繁臨夏

Mandarin · pinyin Lín xià

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夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend

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2–4 · Lin2 xia4

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name

(～回族自治州) Linxia (a Hui autonomous prefecture of Gansu, China)
(～市) Linxia (a county-level city of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China)
(～縣) Linxia (a county of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China)

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