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三星堆

Mandarin · pinyin Sān xīng duī

archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC

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三: sān · three
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
堆: duī · heap, pile, crowd; pile up

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1–1–1 · San1 xing1 dui1

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