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開平

简开平 · 繁開平

Mandarin · pinyin Kāi píng

see 開平市 Kāi píng Shì
see 開平區 Kāi píng Qū

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–2 · Kai1 ping2

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hoi1 ping4

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name

(～市, formerly ～縣) Kaiping, Hoiping (a county-level city and former county of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China)
(～區) Kaiping (a district of Tangshan, Hebei, China)
(～府) (historical) Alternative name for 元上都 (Yuánshàngdū).

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