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端硯

简端砚 · 繁端硯

Mandarin · pinyin Duān yàn

high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong

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端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
硯: Look up this written character
砚: yàn · inkstone

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1–4 · Duan1 yan4

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dyun1 jin6

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noun

inkstone make from Duanzhou (now Zhaoqing, Guangdong)

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