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东三省

Dōng sān Shěng

3-character word Traditional 東三省

What 东三省 means

1. the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province {辽宁省|Liáo níng Shěng}, Jilin Province {吉林省|Jí lín Shěng} and Heilongjiang Province {黑龙江省|Hēi lóng jiāng Shěng}

The characters in 东三省

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 三sānthree; 3
• 省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province