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犍為

简犍为 · 繁犍為

Mandarin · pinyin Qián wéi

see 犍為縣 Qián wéi Xiàn

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犍: jiān · a bullock; a fabulous monster
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为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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2–2 · Qian2 wei2

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name

(～縣) Qianwei County (a county of Leshan, Sichuan, China)

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