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姑蘇

简姑苏 · 繁姑蘇

Mandarin · pinyin Gū sū

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gu1 sou1

Cantonese word readings for 姑蘇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(～城) (historical) The capital of the state of Wu during the Zhou dynasty; a former city located at the site of present-day Suzhou
(～區) Gusu (a district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown)
(～山) Mount Gusu, a mountain near Suzhou
(～臺) Gusu Tower, a tower on Mount Gusu believed to have been built by King Fuchai of Wu
(by metonymy, literary) Suzhou itself