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葉縣

简叶县 · 繁葉縣

Mandarin · pinyin Yè Xiàn

Ye County or Yexian, a county in Pingdingshan City 平頂山市 Píng dǐng shān Shì, Henan

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
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叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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4–4 · Ye4 Xian4

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