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Mandarin · pinyin Chǔ cí

Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚 Chǔ, collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝 Hàn cháo

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楚: chǔ · name of feudal state; clear
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辞: cí · words, speech, expression, phrase

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3–2 · Chu3 ci2

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The Songs of Chu (anthology of Chinese poetry from the Warring States period)

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