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紂

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Mandarin · pinyin zhòu#

crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

Mandarin · pinyin Zhòu#

Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王 Shāng Zhòu Wáng (the name refers to a crupper 紂 zhòu, the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)

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纣: zhòu · name of an emperor; saddle part

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King Zhou of the Shang dynasty
(archaic) crupper (part of a saddle or carriage attachment)

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