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臨洮縣

简临洮县 · 繁臨洮縣

Mandarin · pinyin Lín táo Xiàn

Lintao, a county in Dingxi City 定西市 Dìng xī Shì, Gansu

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洮: táo · cleanse; river in Gansu province
縣: Look up this written character
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–2–4 · Lin2 tao2 Xian4

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