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東洋

简东洋 · 繁東洋

Mandarin · pinyin Dōng yáng

Japan (old)
East Asian countries

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–2 · Dong1 yang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dung1 joeng4

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name

(dated or literary) Japan (from the Chinese perspective)
(dated or literary) the Orient; Asia; East Asia

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