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萊陽市

简莱阳市 · 繁萊陽市

Mandarin · pinyin Lái yáng Shì

Laiyang, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市 Yān tái Shì, Shandong

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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2–2–4 · Lai2 yang2 Shi4

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