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陽明區

简阳明区 · 繁陽明區

Mandarin · pinyin Yáng míng Qū

Yangming, a district of Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市 Mǔ dān jiāng Shì, Heilongjiang

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
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阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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2–2–1 · Yang2 ming2 Qu1

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