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靈川

简灵川 · 繁靈川

Mandarin · pinyin Líng chuān

see 靈川縣 Líng chuān Xiàn

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川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
灵: líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world

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2–1 · Ling2 chuan1

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(～縣) Lingchuan (a county of Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Lingchuan (a town, the county town of Lingchuan, Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Lingchuan (a town in Chengxiang district, Putian, Fujian, China)

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