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三國
简 三国 · 繁 三國Mandarin · pinyin Sān guó
Meanings
- Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history
- any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅 Xīn luó in 658
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1–2 · San1 guo2
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saam1 gwok3
Cantonese word readings for 三國. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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saam1 gwok3
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name
- (Chinese history) the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)
- (Korean history) the Three Kingdoms of Korea
- an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 三国, Mikuni
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