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竹溪

Mandarin · pinyin Zhú xī

see 竹溪縣 Zhú xī Xiàn

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竹: zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
溪: xī · mountain stream, creek

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2–1 · Zhu2 xi1

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zuk1 kai1

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noun

(literally) bamboo groves and creek streams
(figuratively) quiet environment

name

(～縣) Zhuxi (a county of Shiyan, Hubei, China)
(～鎮) Zhuxi (a town in Kaizhou district, Chongqing, China)

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