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進賢縣

简进贤县 · 繁進賢縣

Mandarin · pinyin Jìn xián Xiàn

Jinxian, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市 Nán chāng Shì, Jiangxi

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進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
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进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
贤: xián · virtuous, worthy, good; able
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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4–2–4 · Jin4 xian2 Xian4

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