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郡望

Mandarin · pinyin jùn wàng

choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈 Hán Yù is also known as 韓昌黎 Hán Chāng lí, where 韓 Hán is his surname and 昌黎 Chāng lí is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡 jùn.)

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郡: jùn · administrative division
望: wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect

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4–4 · jun4 wang4

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noun

a prestigious clan within a commandery (郡 (jùn)) or region
the ancestral seat of such a clan

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