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陽信縣

简阳信县 · 繁陽信縣

Mandarin · pinyin Yáng xìn Xiàn

Yangxin, a county in Binzhou City 濱州市 Bīn zhōu Shì, Shandong

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
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阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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2–4–4 · Yang2 xin4 Xian4

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