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赤壁市

Mandarin · pinyin Chì bì Shì

Chibi, a county-level city in Xianning City 咸寧市 Xián níng Shì, Hubei

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赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
壁: bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade

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4–4–4 · Chi4 bi4 Shi4

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