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金沙縣

简金沙县 · 繁金沙縣

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn shā Xiàn

Jinsha, a county in Bijie City 畢節市 Bì jié Shì, Guizhou

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–1–4 · Jin1 sha1 Xian4

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