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Mandarin · pinyin Xióng běn

Kumamoto (prefecture and city in Japan)

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熊: xióng · a bear; brilliant; bright; surname
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis

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2–3 · Xiong2 ben3

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(～縣) Kumamoto (a prefecture in southwestern Japan)
(～市) Kumamoto (the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)

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