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Shenzhen

//ˌʃəːnˈtʃən// name

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  1. 1
    A major subprovincial city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

    "Encyclopædia Britannica In 1979 Shenzhen was a small border city of some 30,000 inhabitants that served as a customs stop into mainland China from Hong Kong."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), from 深 (shēn, “deep”) + 圳 (zhèn, “irrigation ditch”).

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