Xián jìng Dàodictionary entry
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Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xián jìng běi dào] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xián jìng nán dào] of North Korea
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Original source entry:

咸鏡道 咸镜道 [Xian2 jing4 Dao4] /Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea/

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Other forms in these source records: 咸鏡道

  • 咸
    xián

    all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious / salted / salty / stingy / miserly

    Xián

    surname Xian

  • 镜
    jìng

    mirror / lens

  • 道
    dào

    road / path (CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)

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