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金城鎮

简金城镇 · 繁金城鎮

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn chéng zhèn

Jincheng (common place name)
Chincheng town in Kinmen County 金門縣 Jīn mén xiàn (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
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镇: zhèn · town, market place; suppress

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1–2–4 · Jin1 cheng2 zhen4

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