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鄵

Mandarin · pinyin Cào

ancient place name (between present-day Xinzheng County 新鄭 Xīn zhèng and Lushan County 魯山 Lǔ shān, Henan)

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an ancient state in China which lay under the jurisdiction of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period; located between present-day Xinzheng and Lushan County
a surname

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