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六合

Mandarin · pinyin liù hé#

the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
the whole country
the universe
everything under the sun

Mandarin · pinyin Lù hé#

see 六合區 Lù hé Qū

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六: liù · number six
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather

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4–2 · liu4 he2

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noun

the six directions – east, west, north, south, up and down
the whole country
the entire world

name

(～區) Luhe (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)

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