鼎湖

Mandarin · pinyin Dǐng hú

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  1. see 鼎湖區 Dǐng hú Qū
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鼎
dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
湖
hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
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3–2 · Ding3 hu2

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noun

  1. emperor's death

name

  1. (~區) Dinghu (a district of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China)

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