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高要

Mandarin · pinyin Gāo yāo

see 高要區 Gāo yāo Qū

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
要: yào · necessary, essential; necessity

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1–1 · Gao1 yao1

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(～峽) (historical) Gaoyao Gorge (a strategic gorge on the Xi River, now named Lingyang Gorge)
(～區, formerly ～縣, ～市) Gaoyao (a district of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China, formerly a county or a county-level city)
(～專區) (historical) Gaoyao (a former prefecture of Guangdong, China)

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