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永嘉

Mandarin · pinyin Yǒng jiā

Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州 Wēn zhōu, Zhejiang
reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晉懷帝 Jìn Huái dì

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永: yǒng · long, perpetual, eternal, forever
嘉: jiā · excellent; joyful; auspicious

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(～縣) Yongjia (a county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China)
(history) era name of Emperor Huai of Jin (307—313)

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