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龍湖區

简龙湖区 · 繁龍湖區

Mandarin · pinyin Lóng hú Qū

Longhu, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市 Shàn tóu Shì, Guangdong

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龍: Look up this written character
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
區: Look up this written character
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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2–2–1 · Long2 hu2 Qu1

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