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院

Mandarin · pinyin yuàn

courtyard
institution
Classifier: 個 gè

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院: yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school

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4 · yuan4

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jyun2 · jyun6

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courtyard; yard
public or government building; court
institution; academy
(in compounds or jargon) hospital
(Sichuanese) to go around
(Philippine Hokkien) church (especially a Catholic church)
a surname, Yuan

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