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樂業

简乐业 · 繁樂業

Mandarin · pinyin Lè yè

see 樂業縣 Lè yè Xiàn

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樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
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乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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4–4 · Le4 ye4

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verb

(literary) to be content with one's duties and willing to serve; to like one's job

name

(～縣) Leye (a county of Baise, Guangxi autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Leye (a town in Songbei district, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China)

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