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黔東南

简黔东南 · 繁黔東南

Mandarin · pinyin Qián dōng nán

see 黔東南苗族侗族自治州 Qián dōng nán Miáo zú Dòng zú Zì zhì zhōu

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黔: qián · black; Guizhou
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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2–1–2 · Qian2 dong1 nan2

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(～苗族侗族自治州, ～州) Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture

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