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金門

简金门 · 繁金門

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn mén

Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州 Quán zhōu, Fujian, PRC

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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1–2 · Jin1 men2

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(～縣) Kinmen (a county of Taiwan)
(～島) Kinmen (the largest island of Kinmen County, Taiwan)

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