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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
Auspicious Forests
Jilin
"Shan" West
Shaanxi
Peace Summer
Ningxia
Safe Emblem
Anhui
Sweet Quiet
Gansu
North Capital
Beijing
Bay Gate
Macau
West Storage
Tibet
River West
Jiangxi
Expansive West
Guangxi
River South
Henan
New Territory
Xinjiang
literal
provinces
Precious Land
Guizhou
Agarwood Port
Hong Kong
Mountains West
Shanxi
River Awake
Jiangsu
Blessing Establish
Fujian
Lake North
Hubei
Black Dragon River
Heilongjiang
South Mongols
Inner Mongolia
Curved River
Zhejiang
Sea South
Hainan
Terraced Bay
Taiwan
literal
provinces
Four Rivers
Sichuan
River North
Hebei
Far Peace
Liaoning
Cyan Sea
Qinghai
Mountains East
Shandong
Double Celebration
Chongqing
Lake South
Hunan
Expansive East
Guangdong
Clouds South
Yunnan
Celestial Ford
Tianjin
Upon the Sea
Shanghai
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