Nán tóu Xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Nantou County in central Taiwan
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Original source entry:

南投縣 南投县 [Nan2 tou2 Xian4] /Nantou County in central Taiwan/

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Other forms in these source records: 南投縣

  • 南
    nā

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]

    nán

    south

    Nán

    surname Nan

  • 投
    tóu

    to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water

  • 县
    xiàn

    county / (Japan) prefecture

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