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懷柔

简怀柔 · 繁懷柔

Mandarin · pinyin huái róu#

to conciliate
to appease

Mandarin · pinyin Huái róu#

see 懷柔區 Huái róu Qū

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柔: róu · soft; gentle, pliant
怀: huái · bosom, breast; carry in bosom

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2–2 · huai2 rou2

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waai4 jau4

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verb

(literary, of feudal rulers) to make a show of conciliation in order to bring other nationalities or states under control

name

(～區, formerly ～縣) Huairou (a district and former county of Beijing, China)

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