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令狐

Mandarin · pinyin Líng hú

old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣 Lín yī Xiàn, Shanxi)
two-character surname Linghu

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令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
狐: hú · fox

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2–2 · Ling2 hu2

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ling6 wu4

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(historical) Linghu (a place in the state of Jin (晉) during the Spring and Autumn Period in modern day Linyi County, Shanxi)
a Chinese compound surname

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