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荊江

简荆江 · 繁荊江

Mandarin · pinyin Jīng jiāng

Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江, Hunan

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
荆: jīng · thorns; brambles; my wife; cane

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1–1 · Jing1 jiang1

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