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Mandarin · pinyin Wù yuán

see 婺源縣 Wù yuán Xiàn

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婺: wù · a river and county in Jiāngxī; ancient name for 女宿, one of the 28 lunar mansions; used in various star names in Aquarius
源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname

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4–2 · Wu4 yuan2

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(～縣) Wuyuan (a county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China)

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