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南史

Mandarin · pinyin Nán shǐ

History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽 Lǐ Yán shòu in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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2–3 · Nan2 shi3

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