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長三角

简长三角 · 繁長三角

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng Sān jiǎo

Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲 Cháng jiāng Sān jiǎo zhōu)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
三: sān · three
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–1–3 · Chang2 San1 jiao3

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 長江三角洲／长江三角洲 (Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu, “Yangtze River Delta”)

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