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莒縣

简莒县 · 繁莒縣

Mandarin · pinyin Jǔ Xiàn

Ju County or Juxian, a county in Rizhao City 日照市 Rì zhào Shì, Shandong

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莒: jǔ · a Zhou-dynasty vassal state in modern Shandong; (archaic) taro
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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3–4 · Ju3 Xian4

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Ju County (a county of Rizhao, Shandong, China)

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