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錢塘

简钱塘 · 繁錢塘

Mandarin · pinyin Qián táng

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塘: táng · pond; tank; dike, embankment
钱: qián · money, currency, coins

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2–2 · Qian2 tang2

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(～江) Qiantang River (a river in Zhejiang, China)
(～縣) (historical) Qiantang (a former county in ancient China; modern Hangzhou, Zhejiang)
(～區) Qiantang (a district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China)

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