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Chinese provinces by literal meaning (with map)

This section provides the literal meaning (partly considering historical origins) of each character in all provincial-level administrative regions of China. Please try to write their corresponding English names.
The yellow-background lines are not translated according to Chinese etymology, but rather based on the modern meanings of each character. Translations of other terms are also not strictly based on their historical semantic sources and are for reference only.
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literal
provinces
Expansive East
Guangdong
River Awake
Jiangsu
Sweet Quiet
Gansu
Auspicious Forests
Jilin
Lake South
Hunan
Cyan Sea
Qinghai
Double Celebration
Chongqing
Lake North
Hubei
Far Peace
Liaoning
Celestial Ford
Tianjin
West Storage
Tibet
Mountains West
Shanxi
literal
provinces
Terraced Bay
Taiwan
Safe Emblem
Anhui
Black Dragon River
Heilongjiang
Precious Land
Guizhou
Four Rivers
Sichuan
Upon the Sea
Shanghai
"Shan" West
Shaanxi
Blessing Establish
Fujian
Sea South
Hainan
Mountains East
Shandong
Bay Gate
Macau
literal
provinces
Clouds South
Yunnan
River South
Henan
New Territory
Xinjiang
South Mongols
Inner Mongolia
Peace Summer
Ningxia
Agarwood Port
Hong Kong
Curved River
Zhejiang
Expansive West
Guangxi
River West
Jiangxi
North Capital
Beijing
River North
Hebei
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