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玉環

简玉环 · 繁玉環

Mandarin · pinyin Yù huán

see 玉環市 Yù huán Shì

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玉: yù · jade, precious stone, gem
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环: huán · jade ring or bracelet; ring

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4–2 · Yu4 huan2

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noun

jade ring
(Classical, figurative) round moon
(music) a kind of pipa

name

(～市, formerly ～縣) Yuhuan (a county-level city and former county of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China)

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