鄭州

简 郑州 · 繁 鄭州
Mandarin · pinyin Zhèng zhōu

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  1. see 鄭州市 Zhèng zhōu Shì
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鄭
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州
zhōu · administrative division, state
郑
zhèng · state in today's Henan; surname
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4–1 · Zheng4 zhou1

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zeng6 zau1

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name

  1. (~市) Zhengzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Henan, in central China)

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