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"sense": "Zhuang autonomous region in China",
"word": "Gvangjsih"
},
{
"alt": "廣西, 广西",
"code": "za",
"lang": "Zhuang",
"sense": "Zhuang autonomous region in China",
"word": "Guengjsae"
}
],
"word": "Guangxi"
}
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