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金門縣

简金门县 · 繁金門縣

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn mén xiàn

Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast)
Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州 Quán zhōu, Fujian

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

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1–2–4 · Jin1 men2 xian4

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