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莊

简庄 · 繁莊

Mandarin · pinyin zhuāng#

farmstead
village
manor
place of business
banker (in a gambling game)
grave or solemn
holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)

Mandarin · pinyin Zhuāng#

surname Zhuang

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庄: zhuāng · village, hamlet; villa, manor

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) grassy
village; farmstead; hamlet
villa; manor
thoroughfare; main road
place of business; shop
(gambling) dealer; banker
solemn; serious
(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) student association; student union (Classifier: 支 c)
a surname, Zhuang

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