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南岳區

naam4 ngok6 keoi1

nan2 yue4 qu1

Nanyue (area in Hunan)

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

南岳區

This word was added by bybell on 29th Sep 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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南 naam4 nan2 {na2} - south
岳 ngok6 yue4 - high mountain; great mountain
區 keoi1 au1 qu1 ou1 - distinguish; area; few

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