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武功

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ gōng#

martial art
military accomplishments
(Peking opera) martial arts feats

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ gōng#

see 武功縣 Wǔ gōng Xiàn

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武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result

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3–1 · wu3 gong1

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mou5 gung1

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noun

(literary) military accomplishments or achievements
fighting skills; feat of arms

name

(～縣) Wugong (a county of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China)

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