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開原

简开原 · 繁開原

Mandarin · pinyin Kāi yuán

see 開原市 Kāi yuán Shì

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–2 · Kai1 yuan2

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name

(～市) Kaiyuan (a county-level city of Liaoning, China)
(～鎮) Kaiyuan (a town in Shulan, Jilin, China)

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