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黔西南州

Mandarin · pinyin Qián xī nán Zhōu

see 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 Qián xī nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu

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黔: qián · black; Guizhou
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
州: zhōu · administrative division, state

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2–1–2–1 · Qian2 xi1 nan2 Zhou1

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