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宿務

简宿务 · 繁宿務

Mandarin · pinyin Sù wù

Cebu (province in the Philippines)

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宿: sù · stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation
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务: wù · affairs, business; must, should

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4–4 · Su4 wu4

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name

(～省) Cebu (a province of the Philippines)
(～市, formerly ～埠) Cebu City (a city in Cebu, Philippines)

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