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未央

Mandarin · pinyin wèi yāng#

(literary) not ended
not yet over
close to the end

Mandarin · pinyin Wèi yāng#

see 未央區 Wèi yāng Qū

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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
央: yāng · center, conclude, run out; beg

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4–1 · wei4 yang1

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verb

(literary) to have not ended

adj

(literary) without end, endless, unlimited

name

(～宮) Weiyang Palace

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