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東吳

简东吴 · 繁東吳

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng Wú

Eastern Wu (222-280)
the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
吳: Look up this written character
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
吴: wú · name of warring state; surname

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Eastern Wu (229–280)
(literary) region comprising the eastern parts of modern day Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces

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