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書院

简书院 · 繁書院

Mandarin · pinyin shū yuàn

academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)

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院: yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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1–4 · shu1 yuan4

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syu1 jyun2

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noun

(archaic) academy of classical learning
(archaic) residential library; residential study
(used in proper nouns in modern times) academy; institute

name

(～街道) Shuyuan (a subdistrict of Xiaonan district, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)
(～社區) Shuyuan (a community in Shuyuan Subdistrict, Xiaonan district, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)

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