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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a city in China",
"word": "Shénzhen"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "a city in China",
"word": "เซินเจิ้น"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "śenžen",
"sense": "a city in China",
"word": "شینژین"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "shënjën",
"sense": "a city in China",
"word": "شېنجېن"
},
{
"alt": "深圳",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a city in China",
"word": "Thâm Quyến"
}
],
"word": "Shenzhen"
}
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