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西峽縣

简西峡县 · 繁西峽縣

Mandarin · pinyin Xī xiá Xiàn

Xixia, a county in Nanyang City 南陽市 Nán yáng Shì, Henan

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
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峡: xiá · gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–2–4 · Xi1 xia2 Xian4

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