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樂經

简乐经 · 繁樂經

Mandarin · pinyin Yuè jīng

Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經

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樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
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乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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Classic of Music (Confucian classic text lost by the time of the Han dynasty)

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