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雲霄

简云霄 · 繁雲霄

Mandarin · pinyin yún xiāo#

(the) skies

Mandarin · pinyin Yún xiāo#

see 雲霄縣 Yún xiāo Xiàn

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雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
霄: xiāo · sky; clouds, mist; night
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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2–1 · yun2 xiao1

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wan4 siu1

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noun

(literary or poetic) sky; heavens

name

(～縣) Yunxiao (a county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)

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