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馬良

简马良 · 繁馬良

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ Liáng

Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms)

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良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–2 · Ma3 Liang2

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(～鎮) Maliang (a town in Baokang, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)
(～鎮) Maliang (a town in Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

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