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銀川市

简银川市 · 繁銀川市

Mandarin · pinyin Yín chuān Shì

Yinchuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū

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川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
银: yín · silver; cash, money, wealth

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2–1–4 · Yin2 chuan1 Shi4

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