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省 shěng to save / to economize / to be frugal / to omit / to delete / to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
州 zhōu prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)
省份 shěng fèn province
行省 xíng shěng province (old)
陕 Shǎn abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 / province
全省 quán shěng the whole province
江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
境内 jìng nèi within the borders / internal (to a country, province, city etc) / domestic
直辖市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 / and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city
番禺 Pān yú Panyu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / Panyu County in Guangdong province
潇湘 Xiāo xiāng other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province
天府 Tiān fǔ Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu) / land of plenty
省长 shěng zhǎng governor of a province
里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower
同乡 tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province
松花江 Sōng huā jiāng Songhua River in Jilin province 吉林省 / through Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], a tributary of Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江
大和 Dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc
长白山 Cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
龙潭 lóng tán Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭[long2 tan2] / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
陕北 Shǎn běi Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 / and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地
满族 Mǎn zú Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province
辽东 Liáo dōng Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 / and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河|辽河
釜山 Fǔ shān Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
钱塘 Qián táng Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
巡抚 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
大田 Dà tián Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea
州长 zhōu zhǎng governor (of a province or colony) / (US) state governor / (Australian) state premier
洞庭湖 Dòng tíng Hú Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
暨南大学 Jì nán Dà xué Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai
幽州 Yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 / ancient city near modern Beijing
茅山 máo shān Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province
钱塘江 Qián táng Jiāng Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
直隶 Zhí lì Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei
昆曲 Kūn qǔ Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
萨摩 Sà mó Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc
新塘 Xīn táng Xintang, common town or village name / Xintang village in Guangdong province
菏泽市 Hé zé Shì Heze, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1dong1 Sheng3]
仁川 Rén chuān Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
热河 Rè hé Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia / refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde / see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄[bi4 shu3 shan1 zhuang1] (history)
魁北克 Kuí běi kè Quebec province, Canada
东三省 Dōng sān Shěng the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
亚齐 Yà qí Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra / Aceh sultanate 16th-19th century
撒拉 Sā lā Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province
大藏经 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
殷商 Yīn shāng final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 / in modern Henan province
济州岛 Jì zhōu Dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
赣江 Gàn Jiāng Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
巴厘 Bā lí Bali (island province of Indonesia)
盛京 Shèng jīng historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 / in modern Liaoning province
殷墟 Yīn xū Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 / city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 / in Henan province, a World Heritage site
平型关 Píng xíng guān Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province
陕南 Shǎn nán Shannan, southern Shaanxi province
光州 Guāng zhōu Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
察哈尔 Chá hā ěr Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936)
交趾 Jiāo zhǐ former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam
元山 Yuán shān Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 / of North Korea
旅大 Lu:3 Dà Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4] port and Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
副州长 fù zhōu zhǎng deputy governor (of a province or colony) / lieutenant governor of US state
京畿道 Jīng jī dào Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市[Shui3 yuan2 shi4]
撒拉族 Sā lā zú Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province
顺化 Shùn huà Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province
曼德勒 Màn dé lè Mandalay, province and second city of Myanmar (Burma)
图们江 Tú mén jiāng Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
瓜达尔 Guā dá ěr Gwadar, free trade port city in Pakistani province of Baluchistan
白头山 Bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
赫哲族 Hè zhé zú Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province
召 Shào surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
抚 fǔ to comfort / to console / to stroke / to caress / an old term for province or provincial governor
琼 qióng jasper / fine jade / beautiful / exquisite (e.g. wine, food) / abbr. for Hainan province
湘 Xiāng abbr. for Hunan 湖南 / province in south central China / abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
蜀 Shǔ short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province
鄂 E4 surname E / abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2bei3 Sheng3]
皖 Wǎn short name for Anhui Province 安徽省[An1hui1 Sheng3]
赣 Gàn abbr. for Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3] / Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
闽 Mǐn short name for Fujian province 福建[Fu2 jian4] / also pr. [Min2]
陇 Lǒng short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
滇 Diān abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2] in southwest China
黔 Qián abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
滦 Luán river and county in Hebei Province
阌 wén wen xiang, Henan province
岽 Dōng place name in Guangxi province
鄬 wéi place in Henan province
济州 Jì zhōu Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
江原道 Jiāng yuán dào Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty / Kangwon province of North Korea / Gangwon province in northeast South Korea, capital Chuncheon 春川[Chun1 chuan1]
水原 Shuǐ yuán Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
汉阳 Hàn yáng Hanyang county in Hubei province / historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
德格 Dé gé Dêgê / county (Tibetan: sde dge rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
新斯科舍 Xīn sī kē shè Nova Scotia province, Canada
永吉 Yǒng jí Yongji county in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
旁遮普 Páng zhē pǔ Punjab state of India / Punjab province of Pakistan
康巴 Kāng bā Khampa, subdivision of Tibetan ethnic group / former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
加利西亚 Jiā lì xī yà Galicia, province and former kingdom of northwest Spain
达尔福尔 Dá ěr fú ěr Darfur (western province of Sudan)
康定 Kāng dìng Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
安阳市 An1 yáng shì Anyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2nan2 Sheng3]
大邱 Dà qiū Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea
南京市 Nán jīng shì Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1su1 Sheng3]
蔚山 Wèi shān Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
湖南省 Hú nán Shěng Hunan Province, capital Changsha 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2sha1 Shi4] (abbr. to 湘[Xiang1])
安大略省 An1 dà lu:è shěng Ontario province, Canada
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