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蔡甸

Mandarin · pinyin Cài diàn

see 蔡甸區 Cài diàn Qū

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蔡: cài · surname; species of tortoise
甸: diàn · suburbs of capital; govern; crops

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(～區) Caidian (a district of Wuhan, Hubei, China)
(～街道) Caidian (a subdistrict of Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
(～村) Caidian (a village in Caidian, Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

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