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九野

Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ yě

the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided
the Nine Provinces of ancient China

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九: jiǔ · nine
野: yě · open country, field; wilderness

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3–3 · jiu3 ye3

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