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滿洲

简满洲 · 繁滿洲

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎn zhōu

Manchuria

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滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
洲: zhōu · continent; island; islet
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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3–1 · Man3 zhou1

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mun5 zau1

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noun

(literary, collective) Manchu (people)

name

(historical) (～地區, ～地方, ～地域) Manchuria (a region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia)

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