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貧困地區

简贫困地区 · 繁貧困地區

Mandarin · pinyin pín kùn dì qū

poor region
impoverished area

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貧: Look up this written character
困: kùn · to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
區: Look up this written character
贫: pín · poor, impoverished, needy
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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2–4–4–1 · pin2 kun4 di4 qu1

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